SRK X “Not two realities — one Reality seen fully.”

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Concept	Definition	Śrī Ramakrishna’s Teaching	Citation
Jñāna	Knowledge of Brahman through negation (“not this, not this”)	The jñānī reaches the “roof” by leaving the steps behind; sees the world as “framework of illusion.”	“The jñānī gives up his identification… ‘Not this, not this.’”
Vijñāna	Integral realization that Brahman has become the universe	The vijñānī sees that “the steps are made of the same materials as the roof”; Reality is both nirguṇa and saguṇa.	“He realizes that the steps are made of the same materials as the roof.”
Superiority of Vijñānī	Vijñānī is spiritually broader and more compassionate	Jñānī is “a hollow piece of driftwood”; vijñānī is “a huge log” carrying many across.	“Sinks if even a bird sits on it… can carry many animals.”
Uttama Bhakta	Highest devotee; synonymous with vijñānī	Sees “God alone has become everything.”	“The ‘superior devotee’… sees that God alone has become everything.”
Vijñāna Vedānta 2	Limits of intellect; primacy of spiritual experience	Rational mind is a “one‑seer pot”; cannot hold “ten seers of milk.”	“Can a one-seer pot hold ten seers of milk?”
Two valid forms of reasoning	(1) Sadasadvicāra; (2) reasoning that knows its limits	Encourages discrimination between permanent/transitory; praises “learned ignorance.”	“Reasoning ‘about the true and the false’… ‘A learned ignorance…’”
Vijñāna Vedānta 3	God is infinite: personal + impersonal, with form + without form	“There is no limit to God”; “That which is nirguṇa is also saguṇa.”	“There is no limit to God.”
Brahman–Śakti Unity	Brahman and Śakti are mutually inseparable	Like “fire and its power to burn,” “water and its wetness.”	“Brahman and Śakti are inseparable, like water and its wetness.”
Ocean–Ice Analogy	Explains personal and impersonal God as equally real	Infinite ocean = nirguṇa; ice blocks = saguṇa; both are the same water.	“Visible blocks of ice… melt and only the infinite ocean remains.”
Vijñāna Vedānta 4	Two levels of Advaitic realization	Jñānī: acosmic nondualism; Vijñānī: world‑affirming nondualism (“mansion of mirth”).	“He sees… that God alone has become all living beings.”