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THE HIGHER KNOWLEDGE AND THE HIGHER LOVE ARE ONE TO THE
TRUE LOVER
The Upanishads distinguish between a higher knowledge and a lower knowledge; and to the Bhakta there is really no difference between this higher knowledge and his higher love (Para-Bhakti). The Mundaka Upanishad says:-हे विद्ये वैदितव्य इति ह स्म यद्ब्रह्मविदी वदन्ति परा चैवापरा च। तत्रापरा ऋग्वेदी यजुर्वेदः सामवेदीऽथर्ववेदः faxal en 19 frete seren seifaafarra i 42 97 at açacanaat ||-"The knowers of the Brahman declare that there are two kinds of knowledge worthy to be known, namely, the Higher (Para) and the Lower (Apara). Of these the Lower (knowledge) consists of the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Sâmaveda, the Atharvaveda, the Sikshâ (or the science dealing with pronunciation and accent), the Kalpa (or the sacrificial liturgy), Grammar, the Nirukta (or the science dealing with etymology and the meaning of words), Prosody, and Astronomy; and the Higher (knowledge) is that by which that Unchangeable is known.” The higher knowledge is thus clearly shown to be the knowledge of the Brahman; and the DeviBhagavata gives us the following definition of the higher love (Para-Bhakti) :—“As oil poured from one vessel to another falls in an unbroken line, so, when the mind in an unbroken stream thinks of the Lord,
