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Meaning:�noun:�The realm of knowledge.
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giaan kha??�mahi giaan parcha??.�tithai naad binod ko? ana?d.
In�giaan kha??, knowledge reigns supreme. In that realm, the bliss and joy, akin to hearing divine symphonies and festivities, are experienced. – Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 07
Message:�Pauri�35 moves on to the second mystical stage of development, the realm of knowledge�(giaan khand). Noteworthy is Guru Nanak�s emphasis on the continuity between action and knowledge, a reminder that knowledge and action go hand in hand, that one without the other is futile.
Guru Nanak describes this experience as �knowledge reigns supreme�. One experiences the music of the soul, the spiritual joy and bliss akin to hearing wonderful divine symphonies. The knowledge of existence of not one but many planets and people, deities and demons, devotees and their instructors, and kings and emperors is revealed.�
The point is that knowledge and wisdom enlarge our vision to comprehend the nature and the truth about commonly held beliefs. Ours is not the only planetary system. There are so many more in the universe; so many suns, so many moons; so many deities, and so many sources of life and life forms.
The foremost step in this process of spiritual advancement is to discard superstitious beliefs and mythical notions, and adopt a rational attitude in life. Clarity is gained through the right kind of knowledge and understanding. Only by shedding old mythical notions, do we advance to experience purity of the mind and enter the next realm of spiritual elevation.
It stretches our mental horizon by developing an appreciation of the vastness of creation and our relative physical insignificance. This realization creates a feeling of immense awe and wonders and shatters our misplaced self-centered pride.��
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel. -�Socrates
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O Bhai! See, the storm of spiritual wisdom has come. It has blown away all the thatched huts of delusion, and torn apart the bonds of Maya.�� Bhagat Kabeer, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 331
Etymology:�Blend of�giaan�(knowledge) +�kha??�(realm, zone).
