26th July 2024
Many people believe that devotion alone is sufficient for Self-realization, while others insist on knowledge. Is one superior to the other?
Pujya Gurudev observed, "Use both the head and the heart to realize the Self. One without the other is incomplete." This understanding comes from Gurudev's interpretation of Lord Krishna's statement: "Out of compassion for my devotees, staying in their hearts with the luminous lamp of Knowledge, I destroy the darkness born of ignorance."
This lamp has the flame of knowledge, love as the ghee, sharp intellect as the wick, and the absence of wind as the absence of likes and dislikes. It is evident that without the ghee, the flame does not sustain, and without the wick, there will be no flame at all!
Upon hearing this, Arjuna exclaimed, "You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme Brilliance, the supreme Purifier, eternal divine Person, the Primal God, the Birthless, and the Omnipresent."
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