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Aptavani-8
Questioner: So is the Veda also not full of knowledge? Dadashri: That knowledge is not useful for final liberation
(moksha).
It is a means to attain knowledge (sadhan gnan). There is no knowledge of the goal, the Self (sadhya gnan) in it. Because it contains the means to attain knowledge (sadhan gnan), it means that it is based on the intellect (buddhijanya). And this is why the Veda itself says, 'this is not That'. The Atma that you are searching for, cannot be here; it is indescribable (avarniya), it is inexpressible (avaktavya), and it is not found in words. And the Veda is in the form of words (shabdaroop). Therefore “Go to Gnani", where the Atma can come into your hands. He will say, "This is That!"
Veda is knowledge that is based on the intellect. And this Gnan is knowledge of the Self (chetan Gnan). Knowledge based on the intellect (buddhijanya gnan) means: what is the difference between the intellect and knowledge? That direct knowledge is called Gnan. Indirect knowledge is called intellect (buddhi). Veda is knowledge in the form of words, and so it is understandable through the intellect (buddhigamya). Veda is theoretical and Gnan is practical.
Questioner: Does that mean it can be experienced (anubhavgamya)?
Dadashri: Yes. It is something that can be experienced (anubhavgamya), and that is the real knowledge. Everything else however, is theoretical. That theoretical is in the form of words. And knowledge of Atma (chetan Gnan) lies ahead, much further ahead of words. It is inexpressible (avaktavya), and indescribable (avarniya). It is impossible to describe the Atma; the Vedas could not do it at all!
Nevertheless, the Veda is one kind of guiding tool (sadhan). It is not something that helps you attain the ultimate
