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When the root is plucked away then the question of the existence of the flower does not arise. We cannot reject the root. Our life is a flower. We can see it. Life has become an unsolved riddle. There have been many attempts to explain life, but many seem to stop short after describing the flower. There are explanations that describe how to get to the flower. Any explanation that does not get to the root is an incomplete one. A flower blooms, wilts and falls off. All the while changes are taking place. It is dangerous to explain only the flower and not the root.
The basis of life: knowledge
We should understand life. What is life? It is not only that which meets the eye. At the root of life there are two operative principles: substance and mode. Knowledge is both substance and mode. Knowledge is self reliant as well as reliant on others. In its self-reliant form, there is constant endeavour of the self to learn more. When knowledge turns into two then it becomes reliant on others.
On the basis of self-reliance, knowledge can be counted as one.
In its original form knowledge is constant, but
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