Editing Techniques of Knowledge (section)

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'''Knowledge''' is a term used by [[Shri Hans Ji Maharaj]] (Hans Rawat) to denote a formulation of four specific techniques that were imparted in a process of initiation.<ref name=Maharaj>Maharaj, Shri Hans Ji, ''Hans Yog Prakash'' Publisher unknown. 1936.<br /> ''“Without the complete and perfect Knowledge, the heart cannot know any peace. Artificial devotion cannot hold the appearance of love for very long.” “Whoever is truly impartial can have devotion. Whoever has no illusions can have Knowledge.” “No one can reach God without devotion to Satguru. He alone can give Knowledge of the Supreme.” "Only by devotion to Satguru can you receive Knowledge of the Supreme. All scriptures sing the praises of devotion to the Perfect Master''.</ref><ref name=Tandon>Tandon, C.L ''Satgurudev Shri Hans Ji Maharaj''. Divine Light Mission 1970.<br />''He gifted me with Knowledge Divine. On the day of Initiation, I was reborn spiritually and learnt the true nature of the 'Self'. How simple is the knowledge. How secret is the knowledge. Light shines in man, but how sad it is that he gropes in darkness without the grace of a Guru.''</ref> The term continues to be used by two of Shri Hans Ji Maharaj's sons, [[Satpal Maharaj|Satpal Rawat]] and [[Prem Rawat]].<ref name=Hadden>Hadden, Religions of the world, pp.428
"The meditation techniques the Maharaji teaches today are the same he learned from his father, Hansji Maharaj, who, in turn, learned them from his spiritual teacher [Sarupanand], 'Knowledge', claims Maharaji, 'is a way to be able to take all your senses that have been going outside all your life, turn them around and put them inside to feel and to actually experience you... What you are looking for is inside of you.'"</ref><ref name=HansManav>{{Cite web
| title = Shri Hans Ji Maharaj
| work = Manav Utthan Sewa Samiti
| accessdate = 2009-06-15
| url = http://www.manavdharam.org/shjm/1_brief_into.html
}}</ref><ref name=mckean>{{cite book| last=McKean|first= Lise|title=Divine Enterprise: Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movement|publisher=University of Chicago Press|year=1996|isbn= 0-226-56009-0|pages=56–57}}</ref>