# Transcendental Knowledge *On receiving knowledge from the paramparā system* --- ### The Vedic System > But this is the etiquette, this is the Vedic principle, that even if You are God, if You, even if You know everything, still, You have to accept a teacher, a spiritual master. That is the Vedic system. — [[spoken/1972/720621in.la|Initiations, Los Angeles, June 21, 1972]] --- ### What Is the Meaning of This Education > Just like Professor Kotovsky, such a big professor, he says, "There is no life after death." He's a rascal number one. What is the meaning of this education? He does not know that the soul is eternal. And therefore *Bhagavad-gītā* teaches first, *dehino 'smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanam...*. *Na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre*. "First of all understand this: soul is eternal; you are eternal; you do not die after the annihilation." This is the first education. And these rascals, they say there is no life after death. So how much educated they are you can understand. They are all rascals. — [[spoken/1973/730621sb.may|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.10.6, Māyāpur, June 21, 1973]] --- ### For the Benefit of the Whole Human Society > *Nānā-śāstra-vicāraṇaika-nipuṇau,* very expert to study different scriptures, just to get the essence of scripture and give to the people. *Lokānāṁ hita-kāriṇau.* So their life was engaged for the benefit of the whole human society. What these people are talking philanthropy and humanitarian? They dedicated their life for... Just like we are doing. It is not for any sect or any person. For the whole human society. — [[spoken/1974/740621mw.ger|Morning Walk with Professor Durckheim, Germany, June 21, 1974]] --- ### Full Knowledge > *Samagra,* full knowledge. But He is also going to a teacher's place to learn. Just Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He is Kṛṣṇa Himself; He's accepting a spiritual master, Īśvara Purī. *Śrī Caitanya...**Śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya...* Hmm. *Īśvara...* Hmm. That means Īśvara Purī became glorified by Caitanya Mahāprabhu's acceptance of him as spiritual master. — [[spoken/1972/720621in.la|Initiations, Los Angeles, June 21, 1972]] --- ### Beyond the Senses > We are very much proud of our eyes, *akṣa.* So Kṛṣṇa's another name is Adhokṣaja: where your eyesight fails to see you, see Kṛṣṇa; therefore he is Adhokṣaja. *Akṣaja jñānam.* Knowledge received through direct perception of the senses is called *akṣaja jñānam,* and Kṛṣṇa is *adhokṣaja,* where knowledge by direct perception cannot reach. And perfection of life is when you become attached to that Adhokṣaja. — [[spoken/1974/740705sb.chi|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.19, Chicago, July 5, 1974]] --- ### Revealed to Him > [break] ...*guru. Tasyaite kathitā hy arthāḥ prakāśante.* The authority is revealed to him. *Yasya deve parā bhaktir yathā deve* [Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 6.23]. Otherwise not. So do it as far as possible to your capacities. But things are inconceivable. You cannot adjust within the limitation of your understanding. — [[spoken/1977/770705dc.vrn|Discussion about Bhū-maṇḍala, Vṛndāvana, July 5, 1977]] --- ### Unflinching Faith in God and Spiritual Master > To... Vedic literature, the meaning becomes revealed to a person who has got unflinching faith in God and the spiritual master. Just like Gaura Kiśora dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja, he was illiterate, but he became the spiritual master of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī. So the purport of the Vedic literature becomes revealed to a person who has got unflinching faith in God and spiritual master. — [[spoken/1972/720821sb.la|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.18, Los Angeles, August 21, 1972]] --- ### Simple and Straight > You read *Bhagavad-gītā* as it is. Everything is clear. There is no difficulty. The difficulty is created when you make rascal interpretation. And that interpretation is being done systematically. I have already explained. As soon as "Kurukṣetra" word is there, he interprets in a different way, although one or two words, they say. What is the necessity? Kurukṣetra is a place, a pilgrimage, from Vedic age. Even in the *Bhagavad-gītā* there is *dharma-kṣetre kuru-kṣetre*. It is still a *dharma-kṣetra.* People go there for ritualistic performance. This is a fact. And these rascals are interpreting something else. — [[spoken/1976/761229r1.bom|Room Conversation, Bombay, December 29, 1976]] *8 verified verbatim quotes from Śrīla Prabhupāda on transcendental knowledge*