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What is the Role of INTUITION in Gaining Enlightenment?

Intuition is the mind's power to gain knowledge without using rational thought. But, can intuition give you knowledge of atma, the true self? That knowledge, according to Advaita Vedanta, is the primary means for enlightenment. Q&A Series #14 Intuition is your ability to understand or know something without conscious reasoning or analysis. It's an unconscious mental process that enables you to make decisions or judgments based on your prior experiences and accumulated knowledge. Intuition is often described as a "gut feeling" or "sixth sense" that gives you some kind of insight or understanding without deliberate mental effort. According to the rishis, the sages of ancient India, atma iss shrotrasya shrotram, the ear of the ear, chakshushash cakshuh, the eye of the eye, and manaso manah, the mind of the mind (Kena Upanishad 1.2). But, you cannot see it with your eyes, nor can you describe it with words, nor can you grasp it with your mind (KeU 1.3). Those who say it is known, they do not know. Those who say it is unknown, they know (KeU 2.3). Such revelations completely dismiss the value of intuition and other means of understanding. This passage refers to a fundamental inner reality, the consciousness or awareness (chit, cit, or chaitanya) that is your true, essential nature (svarupa), your nature as an awareful being (atma). According to the rishis, your consciousness is actually unborn, uncreated, limitless, vast, and utterly untouched by worldly suffering. That's why it's called the inner divinity. Unfortunately, when you fail to recognize that inner divinity, you become subject to suffering (duhkha) in worldly life (samsara). To free yourself from suffering, you have to remove the ignorance (ajnana or avidya) that conceals your true nature. And to remove that ignorance, knowledge is required, a special kind of knowledge, knowledge of atma, the true self. Normal intuition is based on your prior experiences and accumulated knowledge. But the rishis were spiritual geniuses. They were blessed with an extraordinary kind of intuition, an intuitive ability that's often considered to be the result of divine inspiration. Their teachings can impart self-knowledge to you and lead you to enlightenment (moksha, mukti). Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally-trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit. For more information, please see: https://www.arshabodha.org/