The French philosopher Jean Francois Lyotard, in his book “The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge”, argued that all knowledge is subjective, fractured and fragmented, and that there is no one universal truth. Knowledge is not only the known but also the “revelation” or “articulation” of the unknown. Thus, he advocates the legitimation of knowledge […]
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Knowledge or Ignorance
This morning i.e., 11 th may, 2021 (Tuesday), a friend of mine sent the following Sanskrit shlok: Samagram dukhamayattam Avignaye DwayasryamSukham samagram Vijnanam Vimaleca Pratishtitam Translation of this shlok: ignorance is at every root of all the desires, diseases of both the body and the mind. Knowledge, the ultimate realisation leads to happiness. I have […]
