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Jnana Matra, the Intelligence Particle
Jnana matra, the Intelligent particle inherent in human minds, is like a cell; and like a cell it has a protective membrane.  What is that made of?  The power of resistance to forgetfulness, or, put another way, daiva smriti – the power of remembrance that continues after the body's death.  The curtain of nescience consisting of fear, doubt, habitual dreaming, and the brooding that accompanies it, is rent asunder by this ability.  It is developed by study and memorization of the wisdom found in the revealed scriptures and in the Guru's direct teachings.

We take words, sentences, sutras, slokas, and scriptures apart in order to study them.  Then, as we study them, we find they are inherently connected to our minds and intelligence.  This is why the highest opinion of the seers is that the revealed scriptures are eternal, rather than created by Ishvara, sages, or human beings.

The superior way to memorize something is to study it.  Then you do not have to memorize it; it simply gets naturally installed in the process.  It will even be there in your subtle memory in your next life.  This is divine memory, and is the real reason why we remember anything at all as we live our lives.

People nowadays, having fallen far from the Source, are calling the personal God a "figment of our imagination."  It is actually a product of our refined intelligence.

What is the best way to infer the presence of Brahman?  Intelligence.  It is the first compound of Consciousness.

We hear so little about prakasha shakti (revelatory power) as compared to avarana (veiling power) and vikshepa (distorting power) shaktis.  Prakasha shakti observes various objects and reveals them to be manifestations of one's own knowledge.
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