301. HIS KNOWLEDGE AND HIS UNDERSTANDING

He knows everything.
He knows everything
   And understands nothing.

He understands everything.
He understands everything
   And knows nothing.

To be in the world of the soul
   Is to know everything.
To be in the world of the mind
   Is to understand nothing.

To be in the world of the vital
   Is to understand everything.
To be in the world of the body
   Is to know nothing.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, Part 7, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973