All knowledge relating to the material world is ignorance says Adi Sankara, the Guru to the entire universe (Jagad Guru). Transposing that to the 21st century is easy! The exponential growth of computing power is doubling the stock of knowledge in say, every 3 years. That is because computing power is doubling every 18 months or so (Moore's Law). So, no matter what we learn, its being replaced in relevance by newly discovered knowledge. We, are therefore, becoming obsolete almost in real time! So, no matter what we learn, we are in a state of ignorance; and that is what Adi Sankara is telling us. However, he also shows us the way to live immortally: learn about the Supreme Truth. That is the way to make all knowledge of the material world relevant while living life in sublime happiness!
V.K.Madhav Mohan is an internationally acclaimed speaker and management expert. He mentors CEOs and business owners to help them adapt their leadership and strategies for the 21st century global knowledge economy. He favours an eclectic multidisciplinary approach that includes the state of art in management, leadership, strategy, martial arts and the Indian spiritual heritage.