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* '''The Misuse:''' Instead of cultivating God consciousness, men misuse their intelligence to produce unnecessary items, neglecting the basic dharma (occupational duties according to scripture). | * '''The Misuse:''' Instead of cultivating God consciousness, men misuse their intelligence to produce unnecessary items, neglecting the basic dharma (occupational duties according to scripture). | ||
* '''The Utilization:''' The highest application of this intelligence is to know Kṛṣṇa (God) and utilize one's higher consciousness for the higher enjoyment of spiritual life. | * '''The Utilization:''' The highest application of this intelligence is to know Kṛṣṇa (God) and utilize one's higher consciousness for the higher enjoyment of spiritual life. | ||
* Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: [[Vanipedia:Utilizing Higher Intelligence for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness|Utilizing Higher Intelligence for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness]] | * Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: [[Vanipedia:Utilizing Higher Intelligence for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness|Utilizing Higher Intelligence for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness.]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:12, 18 December 2025
Theme Analysis
This category examines the Higher Intelligence uniquely granted to the human form of life. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that this superior consciousness is meant for purification and should be used to inquire about the Absolute Truth and cultivate Kṛṣṇa consciousness—the understanding of God, one's relationship with Him, and the ultimate goal of life, which is love of God. Misusing this higher intelligence for temporary material ends, such as inventing defensive weapons or producing unwanted things, is the greatest misuse of the human birth.
- The Purpose: Higher intelligence is fundamentally intended for the purification of the living entity and for God realization, enabling one to get free from the clutches of death.
- The Misuse: Instead of cultivating God consciousness, men misuse their intelligence to produce unnecessary items, neglecting the basic dharma (occupational duties according to scripture).
- The Utilization: The highest application of this intelligence is to know Kṛṣṇa (God) and utilize one's higher consciousness for the higher enjoyment of spiritual life.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Utilizing Higher Intelligence for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness.
Pages in category "Higher Intelligence"
The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
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- Higher intelligence is utilized for purification. That is the teaching
- Human intelligence is there to enquire about the Absolute Truth. So they have got better developed consciousness or intelligence than the lower animals. So that higher intelligence should be utilized for enquiring about the Absolute Truth
- Human life is meant for God realization, and the human being is given higher intelligence for this purpose. Those who believe that this higher intelligence is meant to attain a higher state should follow the instructions of the Vedic literatures
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- If a Mayavadi becomes narayana-parayana, a devotee of Lord Narayana, he is better than a jivan-mukta, one who is liberated or perfect. This requires higher intelligence
- If such a person (the Mayavadis) becomes narayana-parayana, a devotee of Lord Narayana, he is better than a jivan-mukta, one who is liberated or perfect. This requires higher intelligence
- Instead of using his higher intelligence to cultivate God consciousness, so-called intelligent men misuse their intelligence to produce many unnecessary and unwanted things
- It requires higher intelligence to understand Krsna consciousness. Krsna consciousness is trying to give the people the happiness to which is simply blissful, without any inebrieties
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- The first step in human civilization consists of occupational engagements performed according to the scriptural injunctions. The higher intelligence of a human being should be trained to understand basic dharma
- The higher intelligence should be utilized to know God or Krsna. When we say: "Krsna," Krsna means God
- The living entity, as he develops from lower animal life to a higher human being and gradually to higher intelligence, becomes anxious to get free from the clutches of death
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- We have got higher intelligence than the animals. The animals also live on this land, but they cannot utilize their intelligence for constructing a nice building, nice garden or industry or trade or car, because they have no brain
- Why shall I bother God? He is supplying everyone food, why shall I ask Him food? My food is also there. Let me serve Him - That is his higher intelligence