Yet he who has found capacity for the knowledge of God has all capacity for knowledge of names and forms. That is because the heart is so much greater than the mind and is the very essence of mind. Growth of heart, awakening of heart, purifying of true faith -- these are the best means of increasing the capacity of mind.

However, the object of life is the attainment of truth, not the development of mind. Sufis often have acquired great intellects through their spiritual unfoldment, but it is not necessary, it has no merit because this knowledge as such cannot be taken above Malakut. Suppose one is living the life of the heart, whether in Djabrut or on earth -- and it is really the same thing -- how does such a one acquire knowledge?

One does not need it at all. One can read it in the minds of others, not only in the human mind, but when the heart is open, the very trees, hills, flowers, rocks and birds and animals will convey their impressions to one, and there is a silent speech which is vastly larger than any sounds made by the tongue. Besides that, in the heart condition there is no need to entangle the mind or carry a large memory. It is always there in the atoms and can be picked up at will. This is the higher akesha which holds all the knowledge of existence and forms, so to speak, the prakrit of Djabrut, the earth of Djabrut, the Adamic, which becomes the sky of Malakut from another point of view.

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