Absolute Knowledge Quotes

“Hegel represents history as the self-realization of spirit (Geist) or God. The fundamental scheme of his theory is as follows. Spirit is self-creative energy imbued with a drive to become fully conscious of itself as spirit. Nature is spirit in its self-objectification in space; history is spirit in its self-objectification as culture—the succession of world-dominant civilizations from the ancient Orient to modern Europe. Spirit actualizes its nature as self-conscious being by the process of knowing. Through the mind of man, philosophical man in particular, the world achieves consciousness of itself as spirit. This process involves the repeated overcoming of spirit's alienation (Entfremdung) from itself, which takes place when spirit as the knowing mind confronts a world that appears, albeit falsely, as objective, i.e. as other than spirit. Knowing is recognition, whereby spirit destroys the illusory otherness of the objective world and recognizes it as actually subjective or selbstisch. The process terminates at the stage of "absolute knowledge," when spirit is finally and fully "at home with itself in its otherness," having recognized the whole of creation as spirit—Hegelianism itself being the scientific form of this ultimate self-knowledge on spirit's part.”
― Robert C. Tucker, The Marx-Engels Reader

“I am capable of affection for those who reflect my own world. How much of my solicitude for other human beings is real and honest, how much is a feigned lacquer painted on by society, I do not know. I am afraid to face myself. Tonight I am trying to do so. I heartily wish that there were some absolute knowledge, some person whom I could trust to evaluate me and tell me the truth.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

“Soul (Atma), Absolute Knowledge (Gnan) and the Absolute Supreme Soul (Parmatma) are one and the same element.”
― Dada Bhagwan

“To know ‘who I am and who I am not’ is called Absolute knowledge (Gnan).”
― Dada Bhagwan

“People of the world say that, "Absolute Knowledge (Keval Gnan) is a thing to 'do'." No, it is something to be known! That which needs 'doing' is already taken care of by nature. 'To do' is itself an illusion. This energy is doing things for you with such grandeur! At least recognize this energy. God does not do anything of this sort at all. This is indeed the work of vyavasthit shakti (the energy of scientific circumstantial evidences).”
― Dada Bhagwan, The Guru and The Disciple

“To constantly remain in the intent [by conviction] of the 'real viewpoint' and the 'relative viewpoint' is absolute Knowledge (keval Gnan). The moment that intent completes [in experience], absolute Knowledge manifests completely.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Right Understanding To Help Others

“Say someone's things have fallen down, then 'we' can see all the consequences 'at a time'; that is known as the degrees of absolute Knowledge.”
― Dada Bhagwan

“Absolute Knowledge means prevalence in nothing else besides Knowledge. There is neither a belief nor knowledge in anything else; there is only Knowledge itself, Light!!”
― Dada Bhagwan

“At the time when it comes into one's conduct, that very understanding becomes effective as Knowledge. The understanding always continues to make one gain an experience. The experience of the understanding given by the Gnani keeps on happening, and then one day it will result in Knowledge.”
― Dada Bhagwan

“The One who comes into the Conduct as the Self (Nischay Charitra) has actually become God! Besides absolute Knowledge, the Conduct as the Self cannot be in the complete state.”
― Dada Bhagwan