Bhaktisandesam / In Search of Knowledge

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What is Knowledge ?

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Lord Krishna was indeed the great guru who taught us how to live life

on earth. Like all great men his life was spent on helping man

fathom the sacred realm of supreme knowledge.

 

Krishna is the embodiment of his own teachings, and the Bhagavad Gita

is his greatest message and mission to deliver us the knowledge that

we all strive to seek. " In the Gita we hear the distant sound of the

conflict of sects, and Lord Krishna comes in the middle to harmonize

them all; He, the great teacher of harmony, Lord Krishna, " said Swami

Vivekananda, " The glory of Sri Krishna is that He has been the best

preacher of our eternal religion and the best commentator on the

Vedanta that ever lived in India. " As Krishna himself said: " In Me

they are all strung like pearls upon a thread. "

 

The Path of Knowledge: FAQ

You may have myriad question about knowledge. The Gita has answers to

them all. Here are top ten questions you may have, all answered by

the Lord Himself:

 

What is knowledge?

" Humility, unostentatiousness, harmlessness, forbearance,

uprightness, service to guru, purity, steadiness and self-control —

all this is called knowledge. "

 

What is so great about knowledge?

" Verily, there exists no purifier on earth, equal to knowledge. A man

who becomes perfect in yoga finds it within himself in course of

time. "

 

Why should we strive to seek knowledge?

" Seek not for life on earth or in heaven. Thirst for life is

delusion. Knowing life to be transitory, wake up from this dream of

ignorance and strive to attain knowledge and freedom before death

claims you. "

 

What are the virtues of a person of knowledge?

" Dispassion for sense-objects, absence of egotism, seeing misery and

evil in birth, death, old age and disease — all these are the virtues

of a man of knowledge. "

 

Who can attain the knowledge of God?

" Blessed are the pure in heart, for to them is given the knowledge of

God… Blessed is human birth; even the dwellers in heaven desire this

birth; for true knowledge and pure love may be attained only by a

human being. "

 

How can we acquire his knowledge?

" Acquire that knowledge through inquiry and humble service... "

 

 

How do we reach the realm of knowledge?

" Fixing their minds on Him, at one with Him, abiding in Him,

realizing Him alone as the supreme goal, they reach a state from

which there is no return, their sins having been destroyed by

knowledge… "

 

 

Who can give us this knowledge?

" The wise who are knowers of the Truth will instruct you in wisdom. "

 

What happens to the ignorant and faithless?

" But the man goes to ruin, who is ignorant and without faith and

always doubting. Not this world, nor happiness is for the doubting

soul. "

 

 

 

How can you help us destroy ignorance?

" Just to bless them, I, residing in their intellect, destroy the

darkness born of ignorance by the resplendent light of knowledge. "

 

Jai Shree Krishna !