Describing the Three Steps
The Flowers Of Guidance Volume One Nine Instructive Steps to Gaining Knowledge Step 3: Obtaining Knowledge
So, it is understood that obtaining knowledge, according to brain functioning and the destiny of everyone, has three steps: The first step is contacting the knowledge. Then opening the mind and thoughts and read and hear whatever subject matter exists on that knowledge. The second step is distinguishing the best information among all that was read and heard. Finally, step three is obtaining the knowledge that describes how one should endeavor in putting this new knowledge into practice, once he distinguishes the best parts. In the following, our discussion is on this third step.