How Is Knowing Brahman Equal to Knowing Everything?

[A devotee asked through Śrī Anil: What is meant by the statement of Upaniṣads that "By knowing that (Brahman) everything is known? Does that mean that we become omniscient after Self-Realisation and know all sciences, arts, religions, etc.?]

Swāmi replied: When you know that all the potware is made of clay, you will know that everything is clay. “Everything is known” means that the causal material of everything is known. All the things of the world are made of energy only and hence, you will know that all the world is nothing but appearance or modification of energy only. It means that you will know that the entire world is just basically the energy only. Even this energy is created by God and all the modifications of the energy are also created by God and not by the inert energy. Hence, “Everything is known” means that you will know that everything is created by God only. You cannot get the knowledge of everything created by God. Only God has the entire knowledge of everything and is called as Omniscient.

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