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Teachings of lord caitanya 32
“What is the highest standard of education?” is knowledge of the science of Kṛṣṇa. The standard of material education is sense gratification, but the highest standard of spiritual education is knowledge of the science of Kṛṣṇa. which places one in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the highest knowledge.”
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: Etaj jñānam: these are knowledge. This is education. Then?
Bg. 10.4-5
Ordinary knowledge obtained by a university education pertains only to matter, and it is not accepted here as knowledge. Knowledge means knowing the distinction between spirit and matter. In modern education there is no knowledge about spirit; they are simply taking care of the material elements Therefore academic knowledge is not complete.
Letter to: Anil Grover
You have said that you have come to this country for getting higher scientific education. in spiritual knowledge, that would be the proper function of their section of the human society. If the people of this country have got higher technological and scientific education, they might go to India to teach them that part of knowledge; and Indians may come to teach them spiritual knowledge. To maintain proper balance of the society, both sides of education are needed.
Bhagavad-gītā 9.1–2
There are education, different types of education, different departmental education, but this is the best of the royal education. [break] ...so confidential and it is called rāja-vidyā, the king of knowledge? Pavitram. Not contaminated means not material knowledge. It is spiritual knowledge. Material knowledge is contaminated.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.6
You say a person who has got education, still, he acts ridiculously. That means you have no knowledge what is education.
CC Madhya 8.245
Education in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is always transcendental and is the best of all forms of education. Material education aims at increasing the activities of material sense gratification. transcendental knowledge. But beyond that brahma-vidyā, or knowledge of the impersonal Brahman, is knowledge of devotional service This knowledge is higher.
"Life Comes From Life" Slideshow Discussions
In the education circles they are made fools. Education means he's a more fool, that's all. That is education. Mūḍha. Māyayāpahṛta-jñāna. These fools and rascals, their actual knowledge is taken away, and they are coming out as educated.
Lecture at Arlington Street Church
What is your education? What is your process of knowledge?
The science of self-realization 2
Reporter: Do you think this knowledge should be a part of everyone’s education?
Bhagavad-gītā 7.11–13
So anyone, however materially he may be advanced in education or knowledge, may be Ph.D. or D.H.C. or something like that, if he does not believe in God, he is to be supposed that māyā has taken away his real knowledge In spite of his education, he is fool number one. Māyayāpahṛta-jñānāḥ.
Room Conversation with Scientists
No definite knowledge. The definite knowledge you can get from Kṛṣṇa, the perfect. That is the defect of modern education = they manufacture education although they're imperfect. How I am manufacturing education and becoming teacher?" Knowledge means it must be perfect, not "maybe," "perhaps." This is not knowledge. Definite knowledge.