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He is knowledge, He is the object of knowledge, and He is the goal of knowledge.

He is knowledge, He is the object of knowledge, and He is the goal of knowledge.

The Lord has described in summary the body, knowledge and the knowable. This knowledge is of three things: the knower, the knowable and the process of knowing. Combined, these are called vijñāna, or the science of knowledge. Perfect knowledge can be understood by the unalloyed devotees of the Lord directly. Knowledge and development of knowledge mean understanding oneself in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

His knowledge is transcendental. The Vedic literature confirms that Brahman is concentrated transcendental knowledge. To one who is anxious to be transferred to that spiritual world, knowledge is given by the Supreme Lord As far as the goal of ultimate knowledge is concerned, it is also confirmed in Vedic literature: tam

about prakṛti [nature], puruṣa [the enjoyer], and the field and the knower of the field, and of knowledge and the object of knowledge.

about prakṛti [nature], puruṣa [the enjoyer], and the field and the knower of the field, and of knowledge and the object of knowledge.

Some perceive the Supersoul within themselves through meditation, others through the cultivation of knowledge

Some perceive the Supersoul within themselves through meditation, others through the cultivation of knowledge

This process of knowledge is sometimes misunderstood by less intelligent men as being the interaction But actually this is the real process of knowledge. Of all the descriptions of the process of knowledge, the most important point is described in the first Mayi cānanya-yogena bhaktir avyabhicāriṇī: the process of knowledge terminates in unalloyed devotional All the good qualities of knowledge develop in one who has attained the stage of devotional service.

activity and the knower of the field very minutely, in terms of this Bhagavad-gītā, can attain to knowledge

If one is engaged in the advancement of spiritual knowledge, there will be so many insults and much dishonor Even a boy like Prahlāda, who, only five years old, was engaged in the cultivation of spiritual knowledge So there may be many impediments to making advancement in spiritual knowledge, but we should be tolerant

This is the result of knowledge. The purpose of knowledge is to understand distinctly that the living entity has by chance fallen into material existence; he will be transferred into the spiritual world for a blissful eternal life of knowledge

That knowledge of the field of activities and of the knower of activities is described by various sages

That knowledge of the field of activities and of the knower of activities is described by various sages

tamasaḥ – the darkness; param – beyond; ucyate – is said; jñānam – knowledge ; jñeyam – to be known; jñāna-gamyam – to be approached by knowledge; hṛdi

understand that I am also the knower in all bodies, and to understand this body and its knower is called knowledge

understand that I am also the knower in all bodies, and to understand this body and its knower is called knowledge

So unless one elevates people to spiritual knowledge, one is practicing violence. One should try his best to distribute real knowledge to the people, so that they may become enlightened

Thus the field of activities [the body], knowledge and the knowable have been summarily described by

Thus the field of activities [the body], knowledge and the knowable have been summarily described by