Knowledge Economy VS Wisdom Economy

 

Knowledge is borrowed information: स्मृतिपूर्वानुभूतार्थ विषयं ज्ञानमुच्यते । When we see something, we recollect from our memory our past experience of such thing and if it matches our experience, we say we know about that. Otherwise, we do not know about that. When we see something for the first time, we do not know about it, but record it in our memory. Some people look at it, but do not see. Others hear it, but do not listen. When the borrowed information is removed, whatever remains is wisdom – Samvit. It can come only when one continuously pursues it. Then it reveals itself fully at its chosen time. This is why it comes as a flash. We must have experienced it. For months, we may be thinking about something without an answer. Suddenly it comes as a flash and all our doubts are cleared.  

Modern education emphasizes on information in the form of text books that can be borrowed when required. This makes children informative – not wise.  I find most brilliant scientists behaving like horses with their eye-shields. They analyze everything brilliantly, but not from ALL perspectives. They try to prove whatever they learn is right, instead of whether it itself is right.