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Rāja-vidyā: the king of knowledge 1
In the material world there are so many gradations of education. Some people never finish grammar school or high school, whereas others go on and receive a university education But what is this rāja-vidyā, the king of education, the summum bonum of knowledge? Real knowledge is understanding what I am. Unless we come to the point of understanding what we are, we cannot attain real knowledge.
Rāja-vidyā: the king of knowledge 1
“This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is
Rāja-vidyā: the king of knowledge 1
Rāja means “king,” and vidyā means “knowledge.” This knowledge, however, is sovereign over all others, and all other knowledge is subject or relative This knowledge is also uttamam; ud means “transcend,” and tama means “darkness,” and that knowledge which We may work in this material world for education or riches, but these things are not avyayam, for as With death, our education, advanced degrees, bank balances, family – everything – are all finished.
Rāja-vidyā: the king of knowledge 1
We may be proud of our academic education, but if asked what we are, we are not able to say. Only after realizing that we are not these bodies can we enter into real knowledge and understand what This, then, is the beginning of knowledge.
Rāja-vidyā: The King of Knowledge
CHAPTER ONE: Rāja-vidyā: The King of Knowledge CHAPTER TWO: Knowledge Beyond Saṁsāra CHAPTER THREE: Knowledge of Kṛṣṇa’s Energies CHAPTER FOUR: Knowledge by Way of the Mahātmās, Great Souls CHAPTER FIVE: Paramparā : Knowledge Through Disciplic Succession CHAPTER SIX: Knowledge of Kṛṣṇa’s Appearances and Activities CHAPTER SEVEN: Knowledge as Faith in Guru and Surrender to Kṛṣṇa CHAPTER EIGHT: Action in Knowledge
Rāja-vidyā: The King of Knowledge
CHAPTER ONE: Rāja-vidyā: The King of Knowledge CHAPTER TWO: Knowledge Beyond Saṁsāra CHAPTER THREE: Knowledge of Kṛṣṇa’s Energies CHAPTER FOUR: Knowledge by Way of the Mahātmās, Great Souls CHAPTER FIVE: Paramparā : Knowledge Through Disciplic Succession CHAPTER SIX: Knowledge of Kṛṣṇa’s Appearances and Activities CHAPTER SEVEN: Knowledge as Faith in Guru and Surrender to Kṛṣṇa CHAPTER EIGHT: Action in Knowledge
Rāja-vidyā: The King of Knowledge
CHAPTER ONE: Rāja-vidyā: The King of Knowledge CHAPTER TWO: Knowledge Beyond Saṁsāra CHAPTER THREE: Knowledge of Kṛṣṇa’s Energies CHAPTER FOUR: Knowledge by Way of the Mahātmās, Great Souls CHAPTER FIVE: Paramparā : Knowledge Through Disciplic Succession CHAPTER SIX: Knowledge of Kṛṣṇa’s Appearances and Activities CHAPTER SEVEN: Knowledge as Faith in Guru and Surrender to Kṛṣṇa CHAPTER EIGHT: Action in Knowledge
Rāja-vidyā: the king of knowledge 1
Because Arjuna is not envious, Kṛṣṇa speaks this special knowledge to him. This is not only theoretical knowledge but practical knowledge (vijñāna-sahitam). The knowledge is both jñāna and vijñāna, theoretical wisdom and scientific knowledge. If one becomes well versed in this knowledge, liberation is certain. It is important then to understand what Kṛṣṇa says about this knowledge.
Rāja-vidyā: the king of knowledge 1
The Lord replied, “Why should you not think you’re well educated?
CHAPTER ONE
idam uttamam pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ  su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam “This knowledge is the king of education With death, our education, advanced degrees, bank balances, family – everything – are all finished. In the material world there are so many gradations of education. But what is this rāja-vidyā, the king of education, the summum bonum of knowledge? We may be proud of our academic education, but if asked what we are, we are not able to say.
Rāja-vidyā: the king of knowledge 1
Rāja-vidyā: The King of Knowledge
Rāja-vidyā: the king of knowledge 1
śrī bhagavān uvāca idaṁ tu te guhya-tamaṁ pravakṣyāmy anasūyave jñānaṁ vijñāna-sahitaṁ yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt