DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REVEALED AND REASONED UNDERSTANDING

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REVEALED AND REASONED UNDERSTANDING

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REVEALED AND REASONED UNDERSTANDING

Mystics speak what is "revealed," to them by the Divine, while the "reason" relies upon logic of mind and Science.

 Kabir/ Guru Nanak Sahib and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) state the following revelations about God.

          1.         कह कबीर हम धुर के भेदी हुकम हजूरी लाये—कबीर 

          2.         जैसे में आवे खसम की बानी तेस्ड़ा करूँ ज्ञान वे लालो—गुरु नानक 

          3.         ला इलाही इल अल्लाह मुहम्मद रासुल्लाह—मुहम्मद साहिब 

Mystics who were blessed a communion with Him passed on their experience to serious seekers and gave them the technique of experiencing the Lord. The disciples of such mystics have authenticated the experience of their Master Mystic, and that is re-verified by their followers. Followers of Jesus also endorsed the "Word" as the primal creative power like other Saints of the highest order.

Some of the Sufis mention a certain level of revelations, yet they admit that there could still be a higher level of spiritual surprise to which they are not exposed so far.

There are references in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam of Divinity that God communicated through Archangels like Gabriel. In Hinduism, Braham's revelations—the Mind world-- have been conveyed via Krishna—an incarnation of Vishnu in Bhagwat Gita. Likewise, mythological narratives (Ramayana, Mahabharata) are also instruments to transmit mystic knowledge through Rishis, Munnis, etc.

Likewise, reading, translating, and interpreting Holy Scriptures is subject to personal understanding rather than the Mystics' Truth. Unless the experience is provided by Divine touch, which is above the realm of mind, they are deemed subjective by the Highest Order saints.

Philosophers and scientists speak about God as an energy that has been converted into matter; convertibility of matter back into energy; Big Bang theory for the beginning of Creation; understanding about laws of Nature, determination of facts about atoms/electrons other known and unknown particles; study of planets and origin of life from amoeba, etc. Theologians and scientists have attempted to explain the deeper aspects of time and space by distinguishing between the transient and elusive aspects of life, including humans. Are concepts of time and space absolute or relative? They appear to be absolute but are relative in the real sense.

Socrates spoke about "know thyself," and Plato and Aristotle further elaborated his ideas through logic. Consciousness cannot be seen in the brain, and theories of consciousness have evolved. Galileo confirmed the roundness of earth and details about other planetary configuration; Newton confirmed gravity, action, and reaction; Edison about electricity; Einstein about theory of relativity and energy/matter relationship, speed of light; Planck about energy carried in light/ photon. One of the most famous quotes of Planck –

"Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of Nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we are part of the mystery that we are trying to solve. An experiment is a question that Science poses to Nature, and a measurement is the recording of Nature's answer.  We have no right to assume that any physical laws exist, or if they have existed up until now, that they will continue to exist similarly in future". 

So true –man itself is a Mystery—despite so much advancement in medicine and medical. And man is trying to resolve the Mystery of Nature. How can a mystery decipher yet another mystery? This is the most significant limitation. Can man alter it if Nature has determined speed of light at 300 000 000 meters per second (300 million m/sec)? If one revolution of the earth around the sun is in 24 hrs or the inclination of the earth is about 23⁰ or the distance between earth and sun is 150 million km or average body temperature is 36⁰ Celsius or the water is made of H₂O that is of two parts of Hydrogen and one part of Oxygen gas—these are physical laws as of now. Man can measure them but cannot modify them. Neither man can imagine that these parameters will be perpetual in the future. Nature at its will and command can adjust them. Man cannot know the future. It is estimated that Man's complete knowledge from the inception of the Universe till now is about 4% of the Cosmic Reality.

Based upon the essence of quotes of Planck –it can be safely concluded that revealed understanding is superior to the reasoned understanding—as the latter may change any time.  Guru Nanak Sahib in Jap Ji declares  सोचे सोच न होवई जे सोची लाख वार –by thinking, he cannot be reduced to thought, even by thinking hundreds of thousands of times. 

That is why Baba Bulle Shah says—

इल्मों बस करीयोंओ यार इको अल्फ तेरे दरकार