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Intelligent persons, they will see this instruction of Krsna, "Krsna says..." That is our method. Our method of acquiring knowledge is to hear from the authority. That's all. Now, who can be better authority than Krsna?

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"intelligent person, they will see this instruction of Kṛṣṇa" |"Kṛṣṇa says . ." |"That is our method. Our method of acquiring knowledge is to hear from the authority. That's all. Now, who can be better authority than Kṛṣṇa"

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

Intelligent person, they will see this instruction of Kṛṣṇa, "Kṛṣṇa says . . ." That is our method. Our method of acquiring knowledge is to hear from the authority. That's all. Now, who can be better authority than Kṛṣṇa? The Bhagavad-gītā is a book of authority, is acknowledged in every part of the world.

Just like Professor Kotovsky told: with the body everything is finished. Therefore people are so much anxious to enjoy sensually, because he knows, "As soon as this body is finished, everything is finished. So let me enjoy." This is the misconception, or illusion, or māyā. Body's not finished. You are creating another body. Janmaṇā daiva-netreṇa (SB 3.31.1). And you'll get another body, karmaṇā, according to your karma.

Therefore the intelligent person, bahūnāṁ janmanām ante (BG 7.19). That intelligence comes after many, many births. Bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān, one who is actually wise. Bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate. Kṛṣṇa says: "He surrenders unto Me." Why? How he . . .? Because he's wise. How he's wise? Because he knows, vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ (BG 7.19). He understands that Kṛṣṇa is everything. Not that he's falsely surrendering. He knows that Kṛṣṇa is everything. Ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate (BG 10.8). Kṛṣṇa says also that, "I am the root." Bījo 'haṁ sarva-bhūtānām (BG 7.10). "I am the root, I am the seed, of everything." Therefore, when one becomes actually wise, full of knowledge, then he surrenders to Kṛṣṇa.

Now, intelligent person, they will see this instruction of Kṛṣṇa, "Kṛṣṇa says . . ." That is our method. Our method of acquiring knowledge is to hear from the authority. That's all. Now, who can be better authority than Kṛṣṇa? The Bhagavad-gītā is a book of authority, is acknowledged in every part of the world. Not that simply Indians or Hindus are interested. Any scholar, any philosopher, throughout the whole world . . . any religionist, any scientist. Even Professor Einstein, he was interested in Bhagavad-gītā. He was reading it daily. So wise man means one who understands Kṛṣṇa.

So our formula is if one is not God conscious, or Kṛṣṇa conscious, we immediately reject him. We immediately accept that he has no quality. Harāv abhaktasya kuto mahad-guṇāḥ. One cannot be qualified unless he is God conscious. His all qualities immediately become rejected. "Why? He has passed M.A., Ph.D. and D.A.C., and he's honored . . ." That's all right, but in spite of all his education, he will create simply havoc in the world. That's all.

Page Title:Intelligent persons, they will see this instruction of Krsna, "Krsna says..." That is our method. Our method of acquiring knowledge is to hear from the authority. That's all. Now, who can be better authority than Krsna?
Compiler:Anurag
Created:2022-10-29, 07:25:17
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1