The world is in the era of information overload. There is so much information on different platforms that humankind is busy consuming this data, thinking of it as knowledge. They may even participate in debates and discussions, showing how many things they know. But did you know that our ancient sages said that knowledge equals darkness?

1. Knowledge is Equal to Darkness
The world is in the era of information overload. There is so much information on different
platforms that humankind is busy consuming this data, thinking of it as knowledge. They may
even participate in debates and discussions, showing how many things they know. But did you
know that our ancient sages said that knowledge equals darkness?
Yes! During the prehistoric times – the era of the creation of our great Upanishads and the
philosophy of Vedas. They said that the ignorant go towards a world of darkness by pursuing
knowledge. If they ignore it, they stay in the dark but go towards even greater darkness if they
learn and acquire it. The reason worldly wisdom restricts relative aspects from not being aware
of that absolute wholesome knowledge, which Vedas provided as the ultimate, eternal truth, that
which never changes.
The first is still understandable, but the second one seems a little absurd. How can knowledge
take one into greater darkness? This is especially questionable in the modern world when
children hear “Knowledge is Power!” from their elders and teachers.

2. However, if you go in-depth, this makes complete sense. You will realise that the ancient sages
are essentially coupling the two complementing terms “Vidya” and “Avidya” (which loosely
translates as knowledge and ignorance). In their opinion, both of them, i.e. worldly knowledge
and ignorance, keep you from growing spiritually.
If you are ignorant, then there is no spiritual growth, and if you are knowledgeable, you will be
busy trying to impress others by flaunting your knowledge. You will always be in a cycle of
learning more and showing it off; there will not be much spiritual growth. The worldly wisdom
that we rely upon, which we try to prove to others that we are more knowledgeable, for which
we spend time acquiring more and more of it, is finite and limited.
Everything in the physical world is constantly changing. It keeps evolving. It keeps
accumulating, keeps shedding. What was true yesterday may not be true today. What you know
as truth today may not hold tomorrow. Truth changes, reality changes, so naturally, it will take
you towards darkness. You can never be sure of eternal truth, what will always be true. In short,
you always remain unsure and in the dark.

3. This is what they meant when they said that irrespective of whether you are ignorant or
knowledgeable, you remain in the dark.
It is like plus and minus, positive and negative, good and bad, hot and cold. Just like you cannot
understand happiness without knowing sadness. Knowledge and ignorance are two sides of the
same coin. We have to know its opposite to have worldly knowledge of one aspect.
While metaphysical knowledge is the spirit, worldly wisdom is that of the body and mind. With its
constant chatter and relentless change of opinions and beliefs, the mind lacks stability. It is
prone to debate, arguments, and differences of opinion. If there is an argument, you can bet that
your mind will develop a counterargument. The cycle never ends. According to them, when all
worldly knowledge ends, what remains is the truth and the ultimate reality.
The chattering mind is the observer observing the observed. All three segregate, but when the
mind becomes still, the observer, observing, and the observed become one, there are no
changes. There is no separation. The observation remains; the seeker seeking the result
realises that there is nothing to seek. You are everything, and the universe exists because of
you. Everything that you perceive and conceive already exists.
That is how the subject of spiritualism relates to the topic of knowledge. It states that until and
unless you know yourself, there cannot be any self-awakening, self-enlightenment or self-

4. realisation. Because in the end, you realise that there is nothing to enlighten, nothing to
experience, because you are already enlightened, you already have that unlimited potentiality in
your brain.
The potential is lying dormant all it needs is awakening. It is the source of intelligence that
comes out in spontaneity and which, in turn, comes out when the mind is still. This is why
stillness is essential in the matters of spiritualism. Stillness means that the mind is focused and
centred and not wavering or in a constant state of chatter.
Stillness allows the mind to go into a state of meditative awareness. You are focused entirely on
the present moment. This is when your inner intelligence awakens. It comes out to discover
everything of all that exists. Worldly knowledge hinders this process, hence the darkness
remains because it will not lead you to its final destination. It will remain incomplete.
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