Lakshmi Manchu asks Sadhguru to what extent our relationships with our parents impacts our lives. The unitalicised hyperlinks are to four major philosophical accounts of ethics. A student at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University asks Sadhguru why people seek knowledge when ignorance is bliss. She gives the example of how she was disturbed to learn how her family suffered in the Kerala floods, and would have been happy if she was ignorant of it. That's why people engage in "escapism," whether it's taking a walk in the woods, daydreaming or fantasizing about a better world. Nevertheless, it's hard to imagine how anyone could face a solid wall of reality 24/7 without going crazy, or at least feeling depressed. The very first revelation that was sent down to our holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was “Iqra bismi rabbi” – read in the name of your Lord. Manufactured falsehoods are the final form of ignorance, where false information are deliberately created with hidden agendas to confuse or mislead people. Is wearing ACLU's "Let People Vote Pin" to the polling place considered electioneering? Such secrecy laws keep the country and us safe and secure. But Miss Universe 2000 is one very rare and notable exception. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “God, His angels and all those in Heavens and on Earth, even ants in their hills and fish in the water, call down blessings on those who instruct others in beneficial knowledge.”, The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “The seeking of knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim.”, – Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 74 The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “A servant of God will remain standing on the Day of Judgment until he is questioned about his (time on earth) and how he used it; about his knowledge and how he utilized it; about his wealth and from where he acquired it and in what (activities) he spent it; and about his body and how he used it.”. This question was, “If ignorance is bliss, then why do we seek knowledge?” Definitely, a tough one to answer. The whole point of science is to fill in gaps in knowledge – but ignorance cannot be completely eliminated, and very often, as any scientist can attest, more knowledge actually begets more ignorance. The greater knowledge we acquire the more we become aware of our ignorance… ... in which we remember what we once had as better than it was and we relate to what we … Our leaders manufacture ignorance to protect their power and positions against their scandals, corruption, misdeeds, and incompetence, and even manufacture ignorance to attack those who oppose them. Isha Forest Flower (monthly digital magazine), Sadhguru offers Inner Engineering Completion, Offerings From Sadhguru In Challenging Times, How Much Do Parents Influence Our Lives? Road fatalities in Malaysia: Are our roads becoming safer or more dangerous? Wir und unsere Partner nutzen Cookies und ähnliche Technik, um Daten auf Ihrem Gerät zu speichern und/oder darauf zuzugreifen, für folgende Zwecke: um personalisierte Werbung und Inhalte zu zeigen, zur Messung von Anzeigen und Inhalten, um mehr über die Zielgruppe zu erfahren sowie für die Entwicklung von Produkten. Minimizing simple function of three variables fails.