Guest guest Posted July 6, 1999 Report Share Posted July 6, 1999 On 03 Jul 1999, Janesvara Dasa wrote: > > It's interesting to notice that in that time (11/24/734) Srila Prabhupada didn't complete all his present books. So I guess even BG is enough to understand Krsna Consciousness fully, if read it attentively and under guidance of true follower of Srila Prabhupada. > > Yes. You will find that fact stated by Srila Prabhupada in the last few > paragraphs of the Introduction to the gita. Then what did Srila Prabhupada mean when he said that Srimad Bhagavatam is the "graduate" study (an "M.A") and Caitanya-caritamrta is the "post-graduate" ("Ph.D") study of the Absolute Truth? I guess being realized in Bhagavad-gita (ie, a "baccalaureate" or "B.A.") is sufficient to certify someone as "literate" in the Absolute Truth. You can at least be credentialed to teach at an elementary level with such a "B.A." degree. But such a BA (Bg) certainly does not constitute the end or the full breadth of transcendental knowledge. Therefore I don't see how you can say that "even BG is enough to understand Krsna Consciousness FULLY." (emphasis mine) It is only the beginning or ABC's of spiritual (Vaisnava) truth. If Srila Prabhupada has given us so much, then why stop there with B.G.? Extending the analogy in the other direction, I would propose that varnasrama-dharma (VAD) is the "secondary school" (GED degree) or basic education to human civilized life. The ten commnadments and similar sub-religious principles would be your elementary education. What do you think? Srila dasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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