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I came across this blog entry dated October 18, 2009. I'm not clear about who the writer is, but I think Dr. Pearl is the writer talking in the third person (but I'm not sure). This blog entry demonstrates well how "belief" versus "knowing" is the crux of Rawat's religion and how he snares people into, well, believing when they practice Knowledge that they are experiencing something knowable and therefore "real." Rawat convinces people through repetitious listening (to him) that the K meditation practice is a route to the one true thing and is the practical solution. Hence, the circular argument ensues which premies invariably use, that they don't believe in anything, but they that they experience it, therefore, they "know." I used that argument all the time when I was a premie. It a good conversation stopper! Anyway, from this blog: I have been thinking about the concepts of “beliefs” and “knowledge”
A LOT, and especially in the last years. All of what I learned and read about, was all about that. E.g. these blog posts about Dr. Eric Pearl and his “the reconnection”. Do you believe that? Dr. Pearl is very convinced of his stuff, he tells stories about it, but do I believe him? I don’t KNOW. He sounds credible, but I don’t KNOW. Knowledge is about being certain, it is about having experienced something to be true beyond doubt.
This morning I listened to Maharaji/Prem Rawat talk about this, “the
“A belief is a candle, an unlit candle. When the candle of belief is lit, it becomes KNOWLEDGE.” Now you KNOW. Now you are certain, there is no doubt anymore. Do you know, what I like about this metaphor the most? It is a dynamic, practical metaphor. The way from “belief” to
Maharaji always talks in the context of experiencing the devine
The question of “does this really work” or “is this really true”
It can only answered by one thing: Experience and then the feeling
Practical steps. Doing it. Whatever it requires to get to this point of knowingness. Light the candle! All the unlit candles, they are going to be thrown away… Related link: Link to blog entry above Modified by Cynthia at Sun, Oct 18, 2009, 07:05:15 |
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