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Aptavani-5
enlightened vision (samkit drashti), is attained.
Knowledge: Right and Wrong
Previously one was involved in understanding wrong
knowledge and that caused him to come into karmic bondage.
Now he is in the effort to learn the right knowledge; the
enlightened knowledge. Since right knowledge is of the Self, he
becomes free.
The other one is knowledge too and therefore one finds
it interesting. But that knowledge is dependant on other factors
(paravalambi); it has to take support of something else here,
whereas enlightened knowledge (samyak gnan) gives the bliss
of the Self; it is knowledge that is dependent on the Self
(swavalambi) and it makes one independent.
Questioner: There is only one kind of gnan (knowledge),
is there not? The Self itself is Gnan. So how can viparit gnan
(deluded or wrong knowledge) and this Gnan be different?
Dadashri: Viparit means that one is involved in the
knowledge, which is not necessary.
Questioner: But can it be considered knowledge (gnan)?
Dadashri: Of course it is called gnan, is it not? On what
basis is it considered agnan (ignorance)? It is considered agnan
because it is not beneficial (for liberation).
Questioner: So it is agnan, is it not? It cannot be called
gnan, can it?
Dadashri: In the eyes of the world everything is gnan, is
it not?
Any effort to know anything worldly is illusory knowledge
(mithya gnan). Wrong knowledge and wrong conduct (charitra)
arise by having the wrong faith (shraddha). This will give one
good experience and it will also give bitter experience in life. It