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| − | "Gyan" is Hindi for "enlightenment" or spiritual | + | "Gyan" is Hindi for "enlightenment" or "spiritual [[knowledge]]". BKs talk about "gyan" meaning the knowledge they have been taught and the wisdom they have gained from it. They describe their first encounters with the BK knowledge as "coming into gyan", and if and when they leave the BK organisation, that is described inaccurately as "leaving gyan" . |
One of the four main BK [[subjects]], ie [[yoga]], [[gyan]], [[seva]], and [[dharna]]. | One of the four main BK [[subjects]], ie [[yoga]], [[gyan]], [[seva]], and [[dharna]]. | ||
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| + | * time repeats in a 500 year [[cycle]] or [[kalpa]] | ||
Revision as of 10:08, 6 April 2006
Gyan
"Gyan" is Hindi for "enlightenment" or "spiritual knowledge". BKs talk about "gyan" meaning the knowledge they have been taught and the wisdom they have gained from it. They describe their first encounters with the BK knowledge as "coming into gyan", and if and when they leave the BK organisation, that is described inaccurately as "leaving gyan" .
One of the four main BK subjects, ie yoga, gyan, seva, and dharna.
Key BK beliefs include: