mundane scholarship and realized knowledge

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This Bhagavad-gita is the science of Krsna consciousness. No one can become

Krsna conscious simply by mundane scholarship. One must be fortunate enough

to associate with a person who is in pure consciousness. A Krsna conscious

person has realized knowledge, by the grace of Krsna, because he is

satisfied with pure devotional service. By realized knowledge, one becomes

perfect. By transcendental knowledge one can remain steady in his

convictions, but by mere academic knowledge one can be easily deluded and

confused by apparent contradictions. It is the realized soul who is actually

self-controlled, because he is surrendered to Krsna. He is transcendental

because he has nothing to do with mundane scholarship. For him mundane

scholarship and mental speculation, which may be as good as gold to others,

are of no greater value than pebbles or stones.

 

from Srila Prabhupada's purport to Bg 6.8