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The essence of the samvit potency is knowledge that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is Lord Kṛṣṇa. All other kinds of knowledge, such as the knowledge of Brahman, are its components.

The essence of the samvit potency is knowledge that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is Lord Kṛṣṇa. All other kinds of knowledge, such as the knowledge of Brahman, are its components.

Knowledge of Me and the practical application of that knowledge is actual knowledge.

Knowledge of Me and the practical application of that knowledge is actual knowledge.

potency are called hlādinī [the bliss portion], sandhinī [the eternity portion] and samvit [the knowledge We accept knowledge of these as full knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

potency are called hlādinī [the bliss portion], sandhinī [the eternity portion] and samvit [the knowledge We accept knowledge of these as full knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Śrī Kṛṣṇa, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, has full knowledge of everything everywhere, and therefore The cognition of the living beings has three divisions: direct knowledge, indirect knowledge and perverted knowledge. Negative cognition of an object beyond the reach of sense perception is the way of indirect knowledge Material knowledge and indirect spiritual knowledge are by-products of the samvit-śakti.

“There is no possibility of creation without thinking, feeling, willing, knowledge and activity. The combination of the supreme will, knowledge and action brings about the cosmic manifestation.

“There is no possibility of creation without thinking, feeling, willing, knowledge and activity. The combination of the supreme will, knowledge and action brings about the cosmic manifestation.

In willing, there is a need for knowledge, and that knowledge is expressed through Vāsudeva.

In willing, there is a need for knowledge, and that knowledge is expressed through Vāsudeva.

If one is expert in hearing and hears from the right source, his knowledge is immediately perfect. This process is called śrauta-panthā, or the acquisition of knowledge by hearing from authorities. All Vedic knowledge is based on the principle that one must approach a bona fide spiritual master and knowledge from a perfect person, one must be expert in hearing. This is called the descending process of deductive knowledge, or avaroha-panthā.

of the Supreme Personality of Godhead to present praṇava [oṁkāra] as the reservoir of all Vedic knowledge The words ‘tat tvam asi’ are only a partial explanation of the Vedic knowledge.

of the Supreme Personality of Godhead to present praṇava [oṁkāra] as the reservoir of all Vedic knowledge The words ‘tat tvam asi’ are only a partial explanation of the Vedic knowledge.

, from Brahmā down to the insignificant ant, all of whom are living beings, their development of knowledge Therefore we have to gather knowledge from the right source. Indeed, in reality we can get knowledge only from the Vedic sources. Mahābhārata, the Rāmāyaṇa and their corollaries, which are known as smṛtis, are all authorized sources of knowledge If we are at all to gather knowledge, we must gather it from these sources without hesitation.

Education in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is always transcendental and is the best of all forms of education. Material education aims at increasing the activities of material sense gratification. transcendental knowledge. But beyond that brahma-vidyā, or knowledge of the impersonal Brahman, is knowledge of devotional service This knowledge is higher.

In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.2.32) it is said that due to their poor fund of knowledge, the jñānīs are not The perfection of knowledge culminates when one comes to the platform of knowing the Supreme Personality Knowledge of impersonal Brahman and the Supersoul is imperfect until one comes to the platform of knowing Since their knowledge is imperfect, their conception of liberation is imperfect. Perfect knowledge is possible when one knows the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, has complete knowledge of Kṛṣṇa’s opulences, but she could not achieve the association of Kṛṣṇa by dint of such knowledge.

“Speculative knowledge alone, without devotional service, is not able to give liberation. On the other hand, even without knowledge one can obtain liberation if one engages in the Lord’s devotional

“Speculative knowledge alone, without devotional service, is not able to give liberation. On the other hand, even without knowledge one can obtain liberation if one engages in the Lord’s devotional