Removing the veil of separation

[Anders]

I forgot to mention, only intellectual knowledge is a hindrance. If we only rely on knowledge, then that's just a mental "map". The map is not the territory as someone said.

So, yes, direct being is the foundation and knowledge is just concepts as a part of being. The materialistic trap is to focus only on concepts and get stuck on that level. Even in spirituality. To me true spiritual knowledge is when the intellectual knowledge merges with direct experience.