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stable in pragnya; but that is the relative pragnya (through the
medium of intellect). After that one has to attain the experience
of the Self. Our pragnya (real) is the one that is established after
attaining the awareness of the Self, thereafter all matters are
settled without raag-dwesh and a state of equanimity arises.
Sthita-pragnya means to recognize and know the attributes of
the Self through the intellect that has become pure, but not the
actual experience of these qualities. With the state of sthita-
pragnya, one knows and recognizes the universe and its
elements; that verily is called the state of shuddha samkit.
However, the knowledge of the Self that ‘we’ give you, gives
you the direct experience of the Self and that is called
‘parmartha samkit’, and with that state one sees, recognizes
and