Mind and Understanding

There are three kinds of understanding- intellectual
understanding, experienced understanding and
existential realisation. .

Intellectual understanding says `yes'-
it agrees.Experienced understanding feels-
it is obvious.Existential realisation is irrefutable-
it becomes your very nature.

If you have only an intellectual understanding, you
will think you know everything. Most theologians are
in this category. You can understanding intellectually
that you are hollow and empty but sitting and feeling
you are hollow and empty is totally different.All that
you hear will just remain a jumble of words if there
is no experienced understanding, which is more on the
feeling level.When you have an experience, you want to
understand more about it and so you become a seeker.

Existential realisation comprises of experienced as
well as intellectual understanding. Yes it is beyond
both of these.How do you acheive existential
realisation? ..There is no way to acheive it….when
the fruit becomes ripe….it falls….