Another aspect is that the sensory eyes are deeply contaminated by karma. Karma means the residual memory of past actions. Everything that you see is influenced by this karmic memory. You cannot help it. If you look at someone, you will think, βHe is nice, he is not nice, he is good, he is bad.β You will not be able to see anything the way it is because the karmic memory influences this vision and your ability to see. It will only show you everything the way your karma is, the way your past memories are.
To be able to see everything just the way it is, an eye of deeper penetration β which is unsullied by memory β has to be opened up. Traditionally in India, knowing does not mean reading books, listening to someoneβs talks or gathering information. Knowing means to open up a new vision or insight into life. No amount of thinking and philosophizing can bring clarity to your mind. The logical clarity that you create can easily be distorted. Difficult situations can throw it completely into turmoil.