Highest wisdom; discriminating faculty of the intellect; spiritual wisdom beyond the material plane. (Glossary for the Vahinis)

India is acclaimed by her own people as well as by people of other countries for holding forth the 321 ideal of Vijnana, the Highest Wisdom. Here, there is faith that God exists in all lands. Here there is constant effort to discriminate between Dharma and what is not Dharma. Value is attached to justice and virtue. Compassion towards living beings, and non-violence are also held high as guides to conduct.

Efforts are made to distinguish between Truth and Untruth. Temples still flourish and are still replete with spiritual vibrations. We have in other countries many houses of God constructed by man such as churches and mosques, but they are not so ancient and charged so long and so deep with Divinity. (SSVahini, p. 150)

Vijnana is better than Dhyana. Jnana based on scholarship steeped in the Shastras is referred to as Vijnana. It is attained by Dhyana and, hence, more valuable than Dhyana. (UV, p. 58)

The name Vijnana is also sometimes attributed to the Buddhi. But it is not correct, because Vijnana means the so-called scientific or mundane knowledge which helps man to discover facts relating to the objective or phenomenal world, whereas Buddhi is concerned with the subtle realm of the inner world. Hence the role of the Buddhi should be correctly understood. (ICS, p. 89)