Die moderne weltweit vernetzte elektronische Kommunikation trägt entscheidend zum kontinuierlichen Anstieg des Weltbewusstseins. Sowohl das Internet als auch das Internet schwingen auf dem Bewusstseinswert 205. [Stand Ende 2010)

Der Bewusstseinswert der Menschheit [BW 205] steigt gegenwärtig an. Das liegt auch am Internet [BW 205] und die hocheffektiven Kommunikationsmittel. Wir verfügen über außerordentliche Mittel der Wissensvermittlung. […] Nun drücken wir auf einen Knopf und Millionen von Menschen weltweit wissen unmittelbar darüber Bescheid.
In der heutigen Welt ist es schwer, dumm zu sein. Gewiss, man muss sich heftig darum bemühen. […] Das Leben heutzutage ist wunderbar. Wenn man etwas nicht weiß, befragt man einfach den Computer, der die Information mitteilt. Sehr eindrucksvoll. Audiovortrag von Dr. David R. Hawkins, Celebrate Your Life Konferenz, organisiert von Mishka Productions, Phoenix, AZ, 6. November 2010 – Map of Consciousness ( 2010), YouTube Film, Minute 1:13:27, 1:17:30 Dauer, eingestellt 23. Oktober 2011

Das Entscheidende am Wissen ist, dass man es beherzigt und anwendet. Konfuzius [BW 590] (551-479 v. Chr.) chinesischer Weiser, Philosoph

Denn nicht das viele Wissen sättigt und befriedigt die Seele, sondern das Innerlich-die-Dinge-Verspüren-und-Schmecken. Ignatius von Loyola (1491-1556) spanischer Ritter, Einsiedler, Theologe, Mitbegründer, erster Superior des Jesuitenordens

Manchmal komme ich mir vor wie ein Junge, der am Stand spielt und einen glatteren Stein und eine schönere Muschel findet, als die anderen, während der riesige Ozean des Wissens unentdeckt vor mir liegt. Sir Isaac Newton [BW 499] (1643-1727) englischer Naturforscher, Verwaltungsbeamter

Man kann vieles unbewusst wissen, indem man es nur fühlt, aber nicht weiß. Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostojewski [BW 465] (1821-1881) russischer Schriftsteller

Viel Wissen bedeutet noch nicht Verstand. Heraklit (535-475 v. Chr.) vorsokratischer altgriechischer Philosoph

Willst du etwas wissen, so frage einen Erfahrenen und keinen Gelehrten. Asiatisches Sprichwort

Man könnte meinen, nichts zu wissen, ist sehr angenehm. Ich bin meine Welt, lehrt uns der Philosoph Ludwig Wittgenstein. Mit anderen Worten: Was ich weiß, ist meine Welt. Je weniger ich weiß, umso dominanter bin ich in dieser Welt. Und umgekehrt: Je mehr ich weiß, umso mehr umgibt mich – und umso kleiner werde ich. Nichtwissen kann zu einer gewissen trügerischen Größe verhelfen. Interview mit Mathias Richling (*1953) deutscher Kabarettist, Parodist, Autor, Schauspieler, Ob ich noch ganz dicht bin? Ich bitte Sie!, präsentiert von SPIEGEL online, 27. Mai 2011

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Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Matthew 10, 16 (NT)

The downside of spiritual knowledge is the buildup of the vanity of 'I know' and the devaluation of people who are 'not spiritual'. Therefore, it is important as a foundation to spiritual training and education to learn how consciousness manifests as the ego and its mechanisms.
If one acquires information and experiences gratitude, then spiritual pride does not gain a strong foothold. Dr. David Hawkins, I. Reality and Subjectivity, S. 330

Question: Spiritual inquiry starts with acquired information derived from study etc. This then results in the obstacle of the mind's conclusion that "I know". How can valid information be held so as not to create the obstacle of presumption?
Answer: To the seeker of the Truth of the inner pathway of non-duality, all learning is held as tentative until the innate truth reveals itself and is validated experientially. This process is potentiated by recontextualization. Classically, the recommended position from which to hold information is clarified by the phrase "So I have heard", which implies the holding back of transferring of the information into a belief system. That information has become an integrated 'knowingness' is indicated by a transformational change of perception consequent to full understanding. This is often the result of reflection and contemplation. Dr. David Hawkins, Discovery of the Presence of God. Devotional Nonduality, S. 67-68

Begin by accepting the very important statement that all truth is subjective. Do not waste lifetimes looking for an objective truth because no such thing exists. Even if it did, it could not be found except by the purely subjective experiences of it. All knowledge and wisdom are subjective. Nothing can be said to exist unless it is subjectively experienced. Dr. David Hawkins, Along the Path to Enlightenment. 365 Reflections from David R. Hawkins, S. ?, Reflection of February 2nd

Humility is of greater value than all factual accumulation. Unless one has completely and totally experienced the presence of God in its stunning, absolute Allness, it is safe to assume that one really knows nothing and that all accumulated so-called knowledge is really only tentative. Anything within that claims "I know" proves that it is false by that very statement, or else it would not make such a claim. Dr. David Hawkins, Dissolving the Ego, Realizing the Self. Contemplations from the Teachings of David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., chapter 2 'Nature of "Mind"', 40. X, quote 1

Most of the people see the tree of knowledge and admire it, but what is to be understood is its source – the seed, the latent force from which it sprouts. Many people talk about it but only intellectually; I talk about it from direct knowledge. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj [LoC 720] (1897-1981) Indian Hindu sage of the advaita vedānta tradition, Prior To Consciousness, pg. 86

Knowledge has three degrees – opinion, science, illumination.
- The means or instrument of the first is sense;
- of the second, dialectic;
- of the third, intuition.

Plotinus [LoC 730; work 503] (205-270) Greek philosopher

We know things because they are; things are because God knows them. Plato [LoC 485] (427-347 BC) Ancient Greek pre-Christian philosopher, founder of the occidental philosophy, cf Charles Harvey

Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. Albert Einstein [LoC 499] (1879-1955) German-born US American theoretical physicist, developer of the theory of general relativity, Nobel laureate in physics

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. Albert Einstein [LoC 499] (1879-1955) German-born US American theoretical physicist, developer of the theory of general relativity, Nobel laureate in physics

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Albert Einstein [LoC 499] (1879-1955) German-born US American theoretical physicist, developer of the theory of general relativity, Nobel laureate in physics

Knowledge is about information, wisdom is about transformation. Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D., US American organizational behaviorist, writer, lecturer on Positive Psychology, Harvard University, USA, IDC, Herzliya, Israel, 3rd annual Positive Psychology course at Harvard University, Boston, USA, 2008, Positive Psychology, lecture 1, YouKu film, 77:03 minutes duration, posted October 200

The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall. Francis Bacon (1561-1626) English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author, pioneer of the scientific method

Knowledge is power. Francis Bacon (1561-1626) English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author, pioneer of the scientific method

We tend to treat our knowledge as personal property to be protected and defended. It is an ornament that allows us to rise in the pecking order. […] we take what we know a little too seriously. Nassim Nicholas Taleb (*1960) Lebanese US American philosopher, essayist, practitioner of mathematical finance, The Black Swan. The Impact of the Highly Improbable, Random House, 1st edition, 17. April 2007

We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge. John Naisbitt (*1930) US American futurologist, living in Europe and China, author of Megatrends, 1982

In Phase I [illusion] of the human experience: Knowledge is power.
In Phase II [truth] of the human experience: Knowledge has no power. However, it is supportive.
Robert Scheinfeld, US American bestselling author of New York Times

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Video TV interview with Jeremy Narby (*1959) Swiss-Canadian anthropologist, author of The Cosmic Serpent. DNA and the Origins of Knowledge on Ayahuasca and Origins of Knowledge – Biospheric TV, presented by US American web TV station NOSIS, New York City, 12. April 2008, YouTube film, 6:36 minutes duration, posted 14. April 2008
Video interview with Thomas Sowell, economist, senior fellow of The Hoover Institution, author of Intellectuals and Society, January 2010, on Intellectuals and Society, presented by Fora.tv, 36:32 minutes duration, aired 11. December 2009