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<font size="4">From the Known to the
Unknown?</font></B></p>
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the known to the unknown: that is a well-known principle of procedure
in the matter of knowledge, of action and of life generally. It is a
golden rule that one should never take a step forward unless and
until the previous step has been held firm and secure. But after all
is this counsel the supreme counsel of perfection or even in point of
fact does this represent an actuality? We have our misgivings.</FONT></P>
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<FONT SIZE=3>For may not the contrary motto -  &quot; from the
unknown to the known&quot; - be equally valid, both as a matter of
fact and as a matter of principle? Do we not, sometimes at least,
take for granted and start with the unknown number <I>x </I>to find
out the solution to our problem? Why go far, the very first step that
the child takes in his adventurous journey of life, is it not a
veritable step into the unknown? Indeed, many, in fact most of the
scientific laws - the Laws of Nature - are they strictly the result
of calculation and deduction from known and observed data or are they
not rather &quot;brilliant surmises&quot;, &quot;sudden revelations&quot;
that overwhelm by their un-expected appearance? Newton did not arrive
at his Law of Gravitation in the trail of a logical argument from
given premises towards unforeseen conclusions. Nor did Einstein
discover his version of the Law in any syllogistic way either. The
fact seems to be more often true that the unknown reveals itself all
on a sudden and is not reached through a continuous series of known
steps. Examples could be easily multiplied from the history of
scientific discoveries.</FONT></P>
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<FONT SIZE=3>For the fact is that man, the being that knows, is
composed not merely of known elements, known to himself and to
others, but possesses a hidden, an unknown side which is nonetheless
part of himself. And even though unknown, it is not inactive,</FONT><BR>
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always exerts its influence, imposes its presence. Man has a
submerged consciousness which is in contact and communion with
similarly submerged worlds of consciousness. Man's consciousness
possesses aerials that catch vibrations from unknown regions. He has
a secret sensitiveness that receives intimations from other where
than his physical senses and his logical reason. His external mind
does not always <SPAN LANG="en-GB">recognise</SPAN> such unorthodox
or abnormal movements; he only expresses his surprise or amazement at
the luminosity, the authenticity of solutions that come so simply,
suddenly, inevitably, the unknown revealing itself miraculously.</FONT></P>
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<FONT SIZE=3>In the spiritual field the unknown is a fact of primary
importance and has to be given the first place, the foremost
consideration. For the call is towards the Beyond and no amount of
trafficking with the actual-the near and the known-can lead you out
of it. There must be a sudden leap at one time or another. That is
what is meant by saying that the deep calls unto the deep. For man
has the power, the privilege to contact directly the thing that is
unknown and beyond. There is an opening in him, a kind of backdoor,
as it were, through which he can pass straight into another
dimension.</FONT></P>
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<FONT SIZE=3>That is why it is said constantly by the ancient sages
that the truth cannot be found by much inquiry and much study, the
truth is found only when it condescends to reveal itself to the
inquirer. The true truth is not at our beck and call, you cannot get
it as and when you like, it does not wait comfortably just at the
terminus of your investigations and argumentations. This does not
mean, however, that we remain helpless and hopeless until the manna
falls from heaven. No, something lies in our power, a spontaneous and
natural faculty, to create at least <SPAN LANG="en-GB">favourable</SPAN>
conditions for the light to descend and appear. A quiet awaiting in
the being, calm concentration and aspiration, a sincere opening are
some of the conditions under which it is easier for the unknown <I>x
</I>to reveal its identity.</FONT></P>
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<FONT SIZE=3>It is not a blunder and it need not lead inevitably to a
catastrophe if, for example, a child were given its first education
not through his mother tongue, but through what is termed a foreign
language. Would it, for that matter, harm a child invariably and
necessarily, if he did not confine himself within</FONT><BR>
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walls of his school in the midst of the known and the familiar, if he
were to stir out and venture into wilds - how otherwise would Alice
discover her Wonderland? A foreign tongue, a foreign atmosphere would
often interest a child more than things known and familiar. The very
distance and imprecision and even the peculiar difficulties exert a
charm and evoke greater attention in the child. This is not to say
that familiarity breeds contempt, but that unfamiliarity does not
repel but attracts also.</FONT></P>
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<FONT SIZE=3>There is some point in a system of education which seeks
to pull out the child from its familiar old-world <I>milieu </I>and
place him in the midst of conditions where he can grow freely
unencumbered by ties of the past and the immediate. The Russians have
been blamed for many of their revolutionary, if not scandalous
changes in social life and pattern: the child not knowing its father
and mother, but being brought up in a common, almost anonymous
nursery where he loses his family brand but develops a consciousness
that is cosmopolitan and widely human. It seems it is only when one
is thrown into strange and unfamiliar and unknown surroundings that
one gets the best out of oneself. If you wish to increase the stature
of your being, that is the way-if not <I>the </I>way, at least one
effective way.</FONT><BR>
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