THE POWER OF KNOWLEDGE Definition of knowledge . Knowledge is defined by The Oxford dictionary as: 1. Expertise and skills acquired by a person through experience or education, the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. 2. What is kno wn in a partic ular fiel d or in total: fa cts and information. 3. Aware ness or famil iarit y gained by exp erienc e of a fact or situation. Religious meaning of knowledge: Hindu scriptures presents two types of knowledge, Paroksha Gnyana and Aporoksha Gnyana . Paroksha Gnyana is second hand knowledge for example, knowledge from books . Aporoksha Gnyana is the knowledge from direct experience for example, knowledge that one discovers for on eself.