Knowledge and learning.

A good segment of the world population is all about these two words.

A far greater segment, thus, is not about knowledge and learning.

It is about escaping them.

For this is the very nature of the Mind.

When something is enforced or adopted by society, there are always two sides.

One side will see the "good" prospects, and run towards it.

The other will see the "bad" aspects, and run away from what is enforced.

Both sides run because they run.

Not because of the thing being enforced.

This will always be the case.

For the enforcing is done from a place of misunderstanding.

He who enforces, caters to his Mind when he does so.

He is probably narrated to, the perils of not being knowledgable.

The receiving is also done while being comfortable with misunderstanding.

For they listen to what their Mind shows them about the thing.

They see the promise of the prizes awaiting their decisions.

And in doing so, both sides,

the enforcer of knowledge and those it is pushed on,

do not arrive at the crux of the matter...

the Truth about knowledge and learning.

Here it is ...

Knowledge is the entity that absorbs "knowledge".

Learning is the process when "knowledge" is procured (without trying).

The world sees a partial picture.

Where Knowledge is touted as...

something that can be actively acquired.

Something that can be shared and taught.

Something that can be imparted.

That is "correct" and at the same time, absolute hogwash.

For to them, knowledge is "knowledge" - the output of the Mind of the one who knows -

the one who has arrived at knowledge.

They get too caught up with "knowledge" and defend the neverending process - "learning".

They do so by advertising silly sayings - "Student for life", "Learner for life", etc.

For they are yet to understand what "knowledge" is not!

I will restate for the sake of clarity ...

Knowledge <-> Mind <-> "Knowledge"

A human who is just a Mind will not perceive Knowledge (on the left).

He will only deal with "knowledge".

As such he will insist on a separate process to acquire this "knowledge".

He will label that process - "learning".

He will dedicate time to "learn" where he will (actively) seek out sources of "knowledge".

He himself will never know.

On asking how does he "know" a specific thing,

he will go back into his Mind, remember, and spit it out.

You know what else spits out "knowledge" like that?

A computer.

Yes.

Humans who are yet to understand who or what they are not,

are computers disguising as humans.

They are simply a Mind using itself to continue to be a Mind.

Such a Mind has no other option but to "learn" first and then be "knowledgeable".

One who has arrived beyond his Mind,

has arrived at Knowledge - once and for all.

"Knowledge" is constantly being acquired.

Learning is constantly happening without needing to actively "learn".

His reserve of Knowledge continually morphs into something he himself does not understand.

Because of that...

He either just knows

or he knows that he does not.

Answers to questions for him are spontaneous and uttered with minimal thought.

For there is no recollection needed.

He maintains his distance from the Mind as the latter is allowed to "do its thing".

Such a human is far from being a computer or a glorified dictionary.

Such a human is a human being who knows,

a human, who is Knowledge himself.

Thank you.