A human being is like a seed. As a seed grows into a plant after sprouting, as the plant becomes a tree when it becomes bigger, so also a human being is born, then he grows and changes and transforms, acquires the fullness of human nature and ultimately through various stages will reach his destination.
Man has got two kinds of knowledge. One type of knowledge is that which relates to the day-to-day world. The second type of knowledge relates to the higher world, the world of spirit. The first has been described as that which helps you to carry on your daily life or earn your livelihood. The second one takes you to the ultimate destination, the objective of all life. By using the knowledge which relates to the world, you can carry on your daily life. By such a process, you generally enhance your reputation and your position in the society in which you live. You also use this knowledge in order to fulfill your responsibilities and your duties. It can also be described as the knowledge which enables you to live peacefully in the surrounding world. By this means, you can acquire ability and strength to live well.
The second type of knowledge which relates to the higher world, the world of spirit, enables you to answer questions like, who am I? Why have I come here? What is the basis of life? What is the secret of my birth? and so on. To enable you to answer such questions, we use the second type of knowledge. To answer these questions, you have to see the oneness in all creation. The worldly knowledge and spiritual knowledge are really one and the same are inextricably connected with each other. They are like two faces of the same coin. They are like two wings of the same bird. They are like the two wheels of a cart and you must understand that these two are not distinct or separate. We should coordinate these two branches of knowledge and see the connection between them and conduct our life accordingly.
(Summer Showers in Brindivan, 1977, pg 239)
