Darkness of ignorance (Lectures)

Expressions researched:
"darkness born of ignorance" |"darkness of fog or ignorance" |"darkness of ignorance" |"darkness of materialistic ignorance" |"darkness of our ignorance" |"darkness of the ignorance" |"darkness, born of ignorance"

Notes from the compiler: Does not include translations of opening prayers

Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

Lecture on BG 1.24-25 -- London, July 20, 1973:

Everything we have to take from the śāstra. Because we are blind now. śāstra-cakṣusā. Our, the śāstra-jñāna, because the spiritual master enlightens the disciple with śāstra-jñāna, therefore he is spiritual master. If the spiritual master bluffs the disciple, then he is not spiritual master. Bluffing. No.

om ajñāna-timirāndhasya

jñānāñjana-śalākayā

cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena

tasmai śrī-guruve namaḥ

(I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who with the torchlight of knowledge has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance.)