KNOW THY SELF

[PROLOGUE]

Delphi, town of ancient Greece, site of a celebrated oracle of the god Apollo, situated on the slope of Mount Parnassus, in Phocis (now Fokís Department), about 9.5 km (about 6 mi) inland from the Gulf of Corinth. Considered by the ancient Greeks to be the center of the earth, Delphi was once the site of an oracle of the earth goddess Gaea. According to mythology, Apollo defeated the monstrous serpent Python, which guarded Gaea, and expelled her from the sanctuary, which he then shared with the god Dionysus. The Delphic priests developed an elaborate ritual, centered on a chief priestess called Pythia. Her utterances were regarded as the words of Apollo, and the oracle was consulted by private citizens and public officials alike. The Sacred Way to the temple was lined with structures housing rich offerings given by Greek cities.

IN GREECE,AT DELPHI , THE MONKS PRAY AT A STONE TABLET .....

INSCRIBED ON THE TABLET IS ONE OF THE MOST ANCIENTS WISDOM

KNOW THY SELF

HERE IS THE HELPING ORACLE THAT WILL HELP TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ABOVE PHARSE DOES MEAN

There are three words "KNOW" , "THY" ,"SELF"

What do each of these mean

KNOW

Know , its shortened for knowledge.

What is knowledge as it means in this worshipped pharse?

does it mean all the various thing that we keep on accumulating all our lives ,

is it the labels that we attach to ourselves . the address of our houses or the things we do for living..

or is it knowing the daily news byheart.. What is knowledge?

we all will define it in our own senses and if there are 6 billion of us here there will be as many definations....

YET HERE WORD KNOW DEFINATELY REFERS TO UNKNOWN

for it refers to something that is yet to be known ,,, and yes we all worship the unknown .

here , i think , it means the process of knowing the unknown , but with a clause that it requires inquiry into unknown and does not refer to known

it also signifies that there resides in all of us a fragment of unknown , and

it also tries to point us a direction for our lives must be dedicated in exploratioon of this SACRED UNKNOWN.

does anyone out there is ready for exploration of the UNKNOWN.....

Are we ready to KNOW