Aparoksha (

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

: अपरोक्ष), a Sanskrit adjective meaning not invisible or perceptible, refers to direct intuitive

knowledge Knowledge can be defined as Descriptive knowledge, awareness of facts or as Procedural knowledge, practical skills, and may also refer to Knowledge by acquaintance, familiarity with objects or situations. Knowledge of facts, also called pro ...

which is one of the seven stages of knowledge or conditions of

Chidabhasa Chidabhasa is the Sanskrit term which means the ''abhasa'' or reflection of Brahman, the Universal Self, on or through the mind; ordinarily this term is used to denote the reflected Universal Self in the Jiva, the Individual Self. The philosophical ...

, the first three being the sources of bondage and the rest four being the processes of liberation; and to the continuation of the deepening of conventional knowledge. It removes sorrows. According to

Indian philosophy Indian philosophy refers to philosophical traditions of the Indian subcontinent. A traditional Hindu classification divides āstika and nāstika schools of philosophy, depending on one of three alternate criteria: whether it believes the Veda ...

, the three traditional kinds of knowledge are – '' pratyaksha'' (empirical), '' paroksha'' (conventional, universal) and ''aparoksha'' (transcendental). ''Aparoksha'' is the highest kind of knowledge which cannot be gained without the practice of morality that converts ''paroksha'' knowledge from which unity of existence is derived. This knowledge is gained by establishing a ''guru-shishya sambandha'' ( Guru-shishya tradition) with a teacher who has already experienced that kind of knowledge (

Aparoksanubhuti The ''Aparokshanubhuti'' (Sanskrit: अपरोक्षानुभूतिः) is a famous work attributed to Adi Shankara. It is a popular introductory work (prakran grantha) that expounds Advaita Vedanta philosophy. It describes a method tha ...

); the

karma Karma (; sa, कर्म}, ; pi, kamma, italic=yes) in Sanskrit means an action, work, or deed, and its effect or consequences. In Indian religions, the term more specifically refers to a principle of cause and effect, often descriptivel ...

or acts required to be done, after gain of ''Aparoksha jnana'' is ''Vidya-karma'' which consists in ''sravana'' (hearing of srutis), '' manana'' (reflection) and '' nididhyasana'' (meditation on Brahman). Aparoksha is '' savikalpa jnana'' (knowledge) when one re-recognizes the non-dual nature of the ever-realized Self (

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), it is the immediate knowledge gained through the ''

pramana ''Pramana'' (Sanskrit: प्रमाण, ) literally means "proof" and "means of knowledge".Dhyana Dhyana may refer to: Meditative practices in Indian religions * Dhyana in Buddhism (Pāli: ''jhāna'') * Dhyana in Hinduism * Jain Dhyāna, see Jain meditation Other *''Dhyana'', a work by British composer John Tavener (1944-2013) * ''Dhyana'' ...

'' (meditation) removes all ''vikalpas'' (varied thoughts) and leads to ''

nirvikalpa ''Samadhi'' (Pali and sa, समाधि), in Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and yogic schools, is a state of meditative consciousness. In Buddhism, it is the last of the eight elements of the Noble Eightfold Path. In the Ashtanga Yoga ...

'' or the thoughtless state, which is the highest experience, the immediate realization of Truth. It is the method of cessation from individual and collective perception leading to the position of neutrality. ''Sarvam khalvidam Brahman'' (all this is Brahman) is ''paroksha'' knowledge, but the understanding that ''

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'' (I am Brahman) is ''aparoksha'' knowledge.

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