... The third stage is Knowledge by intimate direct contact and this comes about when the action of an inner being has been purified by the action of the psychic within us. The involvement of the psychic being brings a sense of identity with the stranger since all are part of the Divine. Since the sense of identity is now greater than the sense of differentiation, it is aptly called Knowledge by intimate direct contact.

The last or fourth stage is Knowledge by Identity and this occurs when the subliminal opens itself to the action of the superconscient above, for the superconscient sees all and knows all beings as parts of itself. One gains the triple knowledge as formulated in the Upanishad.

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