Mundane Scholarship and Realized Knowledge
Srila Prabhupada always maintained that Realization is of utmost importance.
This is a proof that was sent by HH Bhakti Vikas Maharaj from Bhagavad Gita
to prove its importance.
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.
Ref. VedaBase => Bg 6.8
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