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Knowledge (Cont’d)
The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vi-
sion a learned and gentle brähmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog and
a dog-eater [outcaste]. - BG 5:18 -
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. - BG 6:8, purport -
Complete knowledge includes knowledge of the phenomenal
world, the spirit behind it, and the source of both of them. This is
transcendental knowledge. - BG 7:2, purport -
One is understood to be in full knowledge whose every endeavor
is devoid of desire for sense gratification. He is said by sages to be
a worker for whom the reactions of work have been burned up by
the fire of perfect knowledge. - BG 4:19 -
Even if you are considered to be the most sinful of all sinners,
when you are situated in the boat of transcendental knowledge
you will be able to cross over the ocean of miseries. - BG 4:36 -
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