One understanding of jnana

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Hare Krishna prabhus

 

Dandavats

 

Just one remark. Jnana that helps to develop bhakti is good it is

called bhagavat-tattva-jnana. Jnana of the mayavadis is

deterimantal.

 

Now the higher stage of jnana or vijnana comes from bhakti. This

vijnana is somethimes also called only jnana. Jnana and vairagya are

the two sons of bhakti.

 

Bhakti includes bhakta and Bhokta or Bhagavan and acting in the

knoweldge of their eternal loving relationship. Therefore, jnana

that is part of bhakti (for any Vaisnava in any sampradaya) and the

jnana of an advaitin are two different types of jnana.

 

Jnana for a mayavadi is to twist the meaning of the sastra to

uselessly proof oneness with Brahman. This is detrimental to bhakti

and jnana (hear meaning realized knowledge) as a part of bhakti will

be not awakened. Therefore, the Bhagavatam says about

mayavadis 'avishudha budhaya' - they have impure intelligence.

 

One more point. Bhakti involves both karma and jnana - strictly

speaking karma here refers only to Krishna-karma or activities only

for the pleasure of Krishna; and Jnana as above mentioned (not the

type of jnana like the mayavadis have) is the knowledge about

Krishna the soul and their eternal relationship.

 

Any comments?

 

Hare Krishna

 

ARd