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The word '''Grok''' (literally "to drink") is a word coined by science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein in his book ''Stranger in a Strange Land'' to indicate the deep understanding that comes from merging yourself with some other thing of interest. | <blockquote clas"definition">The word '''Grok''' (literally "to drink") is a word coined by science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein in his book ''Stranger in a Strange Land'' to indicate the deep understanding that comes from merging yourself (i.e., connecting) with some other thing of interest. </blockquote> | ||
==Syncretic Terms== | |||
[[Enlightenment]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Enlightenment]]}} | |||
==Notes== | |||
As one character from Heinlein's novel says: | As one character from Heinlein's novel says: | ||
<blockquote>'Grok' means to understand so thoroughly that the observer becomes a part of the observed - to merge, blend, intermarry, lose identity in group experience. It means almost everything that we mean by religion, philosophy, and science | <blockquote>'Grok' means to understand so thoroughly that the observer becomes a part of the observed - to merge, blend, intermarry, lose identity in group experience. It means almost everything that we mean by religion, philosophy, and science....</blockquote> | ||
Grok is a step above and beyond mere [[Enlightenment]] | |||
Sanskrit: सम्यक्सम्बोध (samyaksambodha)-> complete enlightenment. Or, व्यक्तदर्शनम (vyaktadarzana) -> one who has attained right knowledge. | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:01, 21 December 2022
The word Grok (literally "to drink") is a word coined by science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein in his book Stranger in a Strange Land to indicate the deep understanding that comes from merging yourself (i.e., connecting) with some other thing of interest.
Syncretic Terms
Notes
As one character from Heinlein's novel says:
'Grok' means to understand so thoroughly that the observer becomes a part of the observed - to merge, blend, intermarry, lose identity in group experience. It means almost everything that we mean by religion, philosophy, and science....
Grok is a step above and beyond mere Enlightenment
Sanskrit: सम्यक्सम्बोध (samyaksambodha)-> complete enlightenment. Or, व्यक्तदर्शनम (vyaktadarzana) -> one who has attained right knowledge.
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