92. Is it impossible to have absolute knowledge of the Absolute?

To have a complete knowledge of Absolute is impossible because our relative mind is unable to comprehend the vastness of the Absolute. Any absolute concept has to become relative for our Mind, which is relative, to absorb it. Or our Mind has to enter the realm of absolute hood to understand the Absolute. 

Is it right to call our Mind relative???? Yes, our Mind is relative in terms of consciousness; it has no consciousness of its own as moon has no light of its own. Moon borrows the light from the Sun and reflects it to the earth. Likewise the Soul parts consciousness to Mind and this relative consciousness which is been borrowed from Soul is imparted to the sense organs. Therefore sense organs look as if they have life or zeal. 

Our Mind is reflected Consciousness. The inability to grasp the Absolute made the humans to experience the Absolute in human form. This gave us the evidence of His existence in absence of which we may deny the very existence of the Absolute. When we start denying the existence of Absolute then we may tend to become atheist. To becoming atheist is not a bad proposal but we would not accept the fact that there is a force behind the existence and smooth sustenance of this vast universe. The recognition of the existence of Absolute in the human form is the knowledge of Brahman (Brahmaa Jnanam). 

 The knowledge of the existence of the Absolute does not disclose even an iota of the nature and quality of the Absolute and hence Absolute is always unimaginable. The only information about the Absolute is that He exists. “AUM TAT SAT” means that Absolute exists and no more information is available. The word TAT denotes that AUM (Pranava of Absolute) is beyond our imagination. The word AUM symbolizes Absolute as the creator, sustainer and destroyer of this universe. But these three adjectives indicate only the activity of Absolute, not the nature or quality. This is called Sanmatravada indicating only the existence of Absolute. Hence our puranas has lots of information on Absolute taking the numerous forms which is characterized by the awareness or Chit. The awareness is felt only by the intellect which is evolved in the humans not birds and animals. Hence the human form with the help of CHIT (awareness) is able to get the information of Absolute in relative terms. This is called Chinmatravada indicating the awareness of the Absolute. The theme and thesis of Sri Sri Sankara’s Advaita is that when the Relative Consciousness is aware of Absolute Consciousness the Relative Consciousness ceases to be Relative, it becomes Absolute. 

The advaitins who concluded that awareness itself is the Absolute have misunderstood this. Once the Absolute consciousness if felt the Relative Consciousness ceases to be present this is “Manonasha” not only destruction of mind but also Ego. When a seeker crosses this realm he is in Ananda Tanmayatva (Ecstasy) and experiences  Bliss. This is the height of Jnana Yoga. But for a follower of Dvaita Philosophy the theory of Relative Consciousness becoming Absolute Consciousness does not hold water, as they feel that our attitudes and tendencies are the hindrance for us to reach that realm. But according to them the knowledge of Absolute can be captured in the Relative medium just as a huge elephant is captured in a small mirror. This is the height of Bhakthi Yoga. So both the Advaita and Dvaita approach towards knowing the Absolute is acceptable and convincing. Right!!!!!!!!