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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------  1.#OPINION : Wednesday, June 23 , 2021. 7:01. AM. 2426. GURU-BHAKTI YOGA : 1.1 - Sri Swami Sivananda --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. INTRODUCTION -1. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Knowledge is subject-object relation. It is a process, and not being. All processes are movements brought about by an interaction of external stimuli and internal condition. The rise of knowledge in an individual is a mysterious process effected through such an interaction. No doubt, knowledge in its essential nature is universal and does not admit of any process. But by the rise of knowledge what is meant is not the existence of this transcendent awareness, but the process of the manifestation of it in the relative individual the highest knowledge is called Swaroopa-Jnana, knowledge of

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAPTER 9 - 3. HINDU THEOLOGY -  Theological Classifications -  Hinduism—A Fellowship Of Faiths And A Federation Of Philosophies. Three great classes : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Saivas : Smarta Brahmins Of The South : The Saiva Brahmins of the Tamil Nadu have their title Aiyer. They are called Smartas. They all wear three horizontal lines of Bhasma or Vibhuti (holy ash) on their forehead. They all worship Lord Siva. The different sects are: 1. Vadamas: Vada Desa Vadamas, Chola Desa Vadamas and Inji Vadamas; 2. Brihatcharanam: Mazhainattu Brihatcharanam, Pazhamaneri Brihatcharanam, Milaghu Brihatcharanam and Kandramanikka Brihatcharanam; 3. Vathimars; 4. Ashtasahasram; 5. Choliyas: Otherwise called Pandimars and inhabitants of Tiruchendur; and 6. Gurukkal: A sub-sect of Vadamas not recognised as one amongst them and whose duties are to worship