राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा प्रणाली एवं भारतीय मानस (श्री अरविन्द - एकात्म शिक्षा दर्शन)

14 NATIONAL EDUCATION
There is a fourth layer of faculty
which, not as yet entirely developed
in man, is attaining gradually a wider
development and more perfect evolu-
tion. The powers peculiar to this
highest stratum of knowledge are
chiefly known to us from the pheno-
mena of genius—sovereign discernment,
intuitive perception of truth, plenary
inspiration of speech, direct vision of
knowledge to an extent often amount-
ing to revelation, making a man a
prophet of truth. The powers are rare
in their higher development, though
many possess them imperfectly or by
flashes. They are still greatly
distrusted by the critical reason of
mankind because of the admixture of
error, caprice and a biassed imagina-
tion which obstructs and distorts their
perfect workings. Yet it is clear
that humanity could not have