Knowledge and Enlightenment

People often came to Gurudev with questions. Sometimes he would sit, rub his hands with glee and say, ‘‘Ask! Come on! Ask!’’

One day, a young man hesitantly asked, ‘‘Swamiji, what is the difference between knowledge and enlightenment?’’

Pat came Swamiji’s answer, ‘‘When you have knowledge, you use it as a torch to show the way. When you are enlightened, you become the torch!’’