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The Ultimate Knowledge
So Vedānta means “the end of all knowledge, or veda.” that in this Kali-yuga people would not be able to study Vedānta-sūtra nicely on account of a lack of education Śrīla Prabhupāda: Once again, Vedānta means “the ultimate knowledge.” And what is that knowledge? That is the ultimate knowledge. But if you do not understand Kṛṣṇa, then where is your knowledge? Half-way knowledge is not knowledge. It must be complete knowledge.
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Even from the standpoint of basic moral instruction, we must ask: Who today is educated? The educated person is described by Cāṇakya Paṇḍita:
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“Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom, and religiousness
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“The educated man sees another’s wife as his mother and another’s property as untouchable garbage, and
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Śrīla Prabhupāda: Once again, Vedānta means “the ultimate knowledge.” And what is that knowledge? “After many births, one who is actually in knowledge at last surrenders unto Me.” So unless one surrenders to Kṛṣṇa, there is no jñāna, no knowledge.
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Therefore the Māyāvādī Vedantists are all nonsense – they have no knowledge at all. The subject matter of ultimate knowledge, Vedānta, is Kṛṣṇa, God. know who God is, who Kṛṣṇa is, and if one does not surrender to Him, then where is the question of knowledge But if a rascal claims that “I am a man of knowledge,” what can be done?
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“When one understands that Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, is everything, then that is knowledge. Before coming to this understanding, one has no knowledge. That is the ultimate knowledge. But if you do not understand Kṛṣṇa, then where is your knowledge? Half-way knowledge is not knowledge. It must be complete knowledge.
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Śrīla Prabhupāda: The real aim of saṁskāras is to bring a rascal to the platform of knowledge. In other words, one is without any knowledge. So the purpose of saṁskāras is to gradually bring a person who has no knowledge of spiritual life to
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“The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vision a learned and gentle brāhmaṇa, A degree-holder who has no tapasya and no character – Kṛṣṇa says he is māyayāpahṛta-jñānā, “his knowledge Although he has learned so many things, nonetheless, māyā has taken away his knowledge.
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years have passed since Kṛṣṇa spoke Bhagavad-gītā, and still it is accepted as the greatest book of knowledge That is proof of the greatness of Kṛṣṇa – this knowledge. Who can give such knowledge? Kṛṣṇa has all opulences in full, including knowledge. Other than here in Kṛṣṇa’s words, where is such knowledge throughout the whole world? Every line is sublime knowledge.
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That is education. You can begin by accepting that there is somebody who is supreme.
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Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Śrīla Prabhupāda, are you saying that the Māyāvādīs have no knowledge at all?