9 2 4 ), ▁Henri ▁Berg son ▁( 1 8 5 9 – 1 9 4 1 ), ▁and ▁Friedrich ▁von ▁H ügel ▁( 1 8 5 2 – 1 9 2 5 ), ▁and ▁to ▁V ive kan anda ( 1 8 6 3 - 1 9 0 2 ), ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁influence ▁on ▁Rad h ak ris nan ' s ▁thought . ▁According ▁to ▁Rad h ak r ish nan , ▁intu ition ▁is ▁of ▁a ▁self - cert ifying ▁character ▁( sv at ass idd ha ), ▁self - ev iden cing ▁( sv ā sa ṃ ved ya ), ▁and ▁self - l umin ous ▁( sv ay am - p rak ā sa ). ▁In ▁his ▁book ▁An ▁Ide al ist ▁View ▁of ▁Life , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁powerful ▁case ▁for ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁intuit ive ▁thinking ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁purely ▁intellectual ▁forms ▁of ▁thought . ▁According ▁to ▁Rad h ak r ish nan , ▁intu ition ▁plays ▁a ▁specific ▁role ▁in ▁all ▁kinds ▁of ▁experience . ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ▁disc ern es ▁five ▁sorts ▁of ▁experience : ▁ ▁C ogn itive ▁Exper ience : ▁ ▁S ense ▁Exper ience ▁ ▁Disc ursive ▁Re ason ing ▁ ▁Int uit ive ▁App reh ension ▁ ▁Psych ic ▁Exper ience ▁ ▁A est h etic ▁Exper ience ▁ ▁Eth ical ▁Exper ience ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁Exper ience ▁ ▁Classification ▁of ▁relig ions ▁For ▁Rad h ak r ish nan , ▁the ology ▁and ▁cre eds