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Remember, a learned man is not needed, a learning man is needed. And there is an immense difference between the two. The learned man thinks he has arrived, he knows. And the learning man knows that he does not know, so he goes on learning.
Never become knowledgeable, then you will know. And there are wonders upon wonders to be known. The reality is inexhaustible -- you can never come to a point where you can say 'Now I have known all.' The more you know, the more you understand that more is yet left to be known. The greater becomes your insight, the greater becomes the mystery of life. At the ultimate stage of knowing, all knowledge disappears. Mystery surrounds you. You are surrounded by something which by its very nature cannot be known. And you are not separate from it to know it; you are one with it, you are part of it.
THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST ART NOTHING BUT WORDS.
And remember, the word can create great illusions. Somebody comes here and shouts 'Fire! Fire!' and you will start running. The very word triggers something in you -- fear. The word 'fire' is not fire, the word 'god' is not God and the word 'love' is not love. And the word 'food' is not food; it will not help in any way to satisfy your hunger. The word 'water' will not quench your thirst.
And what is there in the sacred scriptures? Words upon words. They cannot nourish you. You will need God Himself, not the word 'god'. Only then, and ONLY then, will there be contentment.
I LOOKED THROUGH THEIR COVERS ONE DAY SIDEWAYS.
THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST ARE NOTHING BUT WORDS.
WHAT KABIR TALKS ABOUT IS
ONLY WHAT HE HAS LIVED THROUGH.
IF YOU HAVE NOT LIVED THROUGH SOMETHING,
IT IS NOT TRUE.
Go on watching your mind, how pretentious it is. It goes on saying many things which it has not experienced. This is dishonesty, this is cheating. If you don't know a thing, say it clearly to yourself and to others: 'I don't know. ' That honesty will help you. If you have known something, only then say that you know. And you will be unburdened -- because ninety-nine percent of the knowledge that you carry is just a burden. It is not your
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