Surrender and Knowledge🔗

Wisdom and truth are about what we do not know. Knowledge of the mind, which we take so much pride in, functions like blinders, that we wear to shut out the truth of Existence. The mind is not the scale of measure of Existence.

What we are has nothing to do with our thoughts. If our thoughts alone could circumscribe what we are, we would be nothing more than a biomechanical machine. Animals have greater innate intelligence than humans. Animals do not clutter their minds with fantasies like humans do. They simply flow with nature.

A lion or tiger hunts for food when it is hungry. It eats when it must and sleeps when it is tired. No wild animal stores food, except in rare cases when dictated by Nature. No animal in the wild becomes obese.

Humans think. That is the problem. Our great sages say, 'drop your mind and you will be aware. You will realize your true potential as a human.' Understand, we are spiritual beings in human form and not human beings striving to be spiritual. Our intelligence is unlimited. But our intellect is limited.

Knowledge is of three kinds. The first and the least relevant type is acquired through the mind and intellect. Scientific knowledge such as physics, math, medicine, etc. falls into this category. We believe this knowledge enhances the quality of our lives. The more we acquire knowledge belonging to this first category, the more disturbed we become.

The second type of knowledge cannot be taught in

the same way as intellectual knowledge. This type of knowledge must be learned. Creative arts belong to this type. We cannot learn to sing, dance or write by reading a book. We must first imbibe and then we must express. In addition to the head and intellect, one’s heart and emotions must be involved. Knowledge based on the heart is based upon intellect and plus something more.

The third and highest type of knowledge is from the being. It is conveyed from the being to the being. This knowledge is the ‘aha’ experience that happens so rarely. The greatest discoveries and inventions are this type of knowledge. This is communion, as opposed to communication at the intellectual level and collaboration at the emotional level. Knowledge at the being level is a combination of knowledge of the head, knowledge of the heart, plus something more.

Even knowledge about God creates bondage when it is merely intellectual, because we will only know about God. Knowing about God is not the same as knowing God. When we completely surrender everything we will not even have the idea that we know God. When that idea does not exist in us, we know God.

Enlightened masters are established in the knowing that nothing is impossible in the space of Existence. They are living embodiments of trust. Their bliss is an expression of this. They have access to all the knowledge of the world but are yet utterly innocent. They know that their knowledge is the knowledge of Existence. Their knowledge is not knowledge but a flowing experience of the truth of the moment.

We too have knowledge. But the problem is that we think our knowledge is the only right knowledge and all other knowledge is wrong. Understand, the ultimate knowledge is the same for everyone. Anything in between is just a bunch of borrowed ideas. If this is known clearly, surrender will happen and we will drop the burden of knowledge and become innocent.

How to start knowing that we don't know? Mere clarity that we don't know is enough. Just meditate on Existence, the source of all knowledge. Be in a prayerful and surrendering mood to it all the time. Be firm in surrendering to the knowledge of Existence. You will see that miracles start happening around you.

When you are established in the wonder of the Truth, you become so innocent, that your very life becomes meditative and miraculous. When one is established in surrender to the Divine, miracles happen every moment. People are always in search of miracles. The biggest miracles happen with surrender.