Category:Becoming Intelligent
Theme Analysis
This category redefines the concept of intelligence from a material designation to a spiritual qualification. Śrīla Prabhupāda asserts that true intelligence begins when a human being inquires, "Why am I suffering?" and seeks a solution beyond material sense gratification. Those who remain absorbed in temporary bodily concerns, regardless of their academic status, are described as mūḍhas or rascals. Real intelligence is demonstrated by surrendering to Kṛṣṇa and accepting the guidance of a spiritual master without speculation.
- The Symptom of Intelligence: Real intelligence is not measured by material education but by the ability to distinguish between the body and the self, and to inquire into the cause of suffering. A person becomes intelligent when they ask, "I do not want to die or suffer, so why is this forced upon me?"
- Bhakti as the Sign of Wisdom: The ultimate proof of intelligence is taking to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Scriptures state that those who worship the Lord are sumedhasaḥ (highly intelligent), while those who avoid Him remain in ignorance, acting as servants of their senses.
- The Danger of Being "Over-Intelligent": Śrīla Prabhupāda warns against becoming "over-intelligent," which refers to mental speculation and the tendency to alter or disobey the instructions of the spiritual master. This deviation spoils one's spiritual advancement.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: How to Become Intelligent in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness.
Pages in category "Becoming Intelligent"
The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total.
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- All these living entities born in this material world in different forms of life, abodha jata, all rascals. All rascals. We can prove they're all rascal. Nobody is intelligent. As soon as he'll become intelligent, krsna ye bhaje seva-ucate se bada catura
- Although they are not in darkness, but without being in the platform of sattva-guna, nobody can become very intelligent person, philosopher, or mental speculator also. Their position is very high in the material calculation
- Anyone who does not take to Krsna consciousness and is busy in other business, he's a vimudhan. Don't remain a vimudhan. Become intelligent
- As soon as he becomes intelligent, he must be Krsna conscious. If he's not Krsna conscious, then we must accept him as rascal number one
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- Either you become intelligent class of men or you become administrator or you become mercantile class or laborer, if you engage yourself in Krsna consciousness then your position is transcendental. You are no more in the material nature
- Enough ingredients to preach. Simply one has to become intelligent how to express
- Everyone is working so hard. So when one becomes intelligent, then he understands that, What I am doing? I am thinking that I am master, I am proprietor, I am the head of the family, but what I am doing actually? I am acting as servant of my senses
- Everyone knows animal life is full of suffering, but they cannot realize. But a human being can realize. And when the question comes, when he becomes intelligent enough that "Why I am suffering?" then his human life begins
- Everyone must take to this consciousness of Krsna and engage in devotional service to become intelligent and purified. BG 1972 purports
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- If one accepts punishment as a reward dealt by the master, he becomes intelligent enough not to commit the same mistake again
- If one of them becomes intelligent enough, by the mercy of the spiritual master and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, then he begins his devotional life in Krsna consciousness
- If such a person actually becomes intelligent, he takes to Krsna consciousness by engaging himself in intense devotional service to Lord Sri Krsna
- If the father is not intelligent, how the sons and daughters can become intelligent? A dog cannot give birth to an intelligent person. A person who is intelligent, he can give birth to intelligent children. This is our practical experience
- If we become intelligent enough to understand the sastras, then our life is successful, human life
- If we become intelligent enough, then we fully surrender to Krsna. And Krsna says, man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru (BG 18.65). We take up the principle to think of Krsna always, twenty-four hours
- If we want to be intelligent, we can adopt the process how to become intelligent. But on the other hand, if we are actually intelligent, why not take this Krsna consciousness immediately and become intelligent
- If you become intelligent more, then you'll inquire, "Wherefrom the food comes?" At the present moment you may chant "Food, food, food," and you get food. Then if you are intelligent, you'll inquire, "Wherefrom the food came?" That is the next step
- If you become intelligent, then you will not be befooled. They can befool when there are many fools. If there is no fool they cannot befool
- Ignorance is going on as science. Irreligion is going as religion. So how long it will go? People are becoming intelligent
- It appears that this scientist has become very intelligent. Yes, try to meet with them somehow and make arrangement for them to meet with me when I come for the San Francisco Rathayatra. That will be very nice
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- Nitai has become over intelligent. "Please bless me I may find out a bona fide guru." He has written me
- No! There is possibility, but he does not come. Just like after putting your hand in the fire, you never put it again if you are really intelligent. So those who are going back to Godhead, they become intelligent
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- One has to become intelligent, dhira. For spiritual understanding we have to create the favorable circumstances
- One thing is that you have to become intelligent. Just like Bhagavad-gita it is said, dharma-ksetre kuru-ksetre samaveta yuyutsavah (BG 1.1). Now why I shall accept interpretation on these plain words? That is my foolishness
- One whose knowledge is deluded by the external energy - they do not take the shelter of Krsna. Although the opportunity is open for everyone. But we may not be like the miscreants, foolish and lowest of the mankind. Let us become intelligent
- Our Krsna consciousness movement is to become intelligent, not to remain mudhas, and to expose these rascal mudhas. That's this, our Krsna consciousness movement. So you must be prepared
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- Prajapati Daksa sent his second group of sons for cultural improvement, despite the risk that because of the instructions of Narada they might become as intelligent as their older brothers
- Preaching means that you have to turn the rascals and unfortunate to become intelligent and fortunate. That is preaching. But unless you are fortunate and intelligent, you cannot take to Krsna consciousness. That is a fact
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- Simply one has to become little intelligent. But we remain unintelligent, rascal, because we are associating with rascals. These rascal philosopher, religionists, avatara, bhagavan, swami, yogis, and karmis. Therefore we have become rascals
- So-called advancement of civilization means the living entity is always compared as an ass, mudha. So instead of becoming intelligent, by material education one becomes more and more first-class ass, jada-vidya saba mayara vaibhava tomara bhajane badha
- Sometimes people say that bhakti, devotional service is for less intelligent class of men. No. It is the one who has become highly intelligent, he can take to Krsna consciousness
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- The Lord clearly explains that this is the substance of all revealed scriptures. And one should understand this as it is given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus one will become intelligent & perfect in transcendental knowledge. BG 1972 purports
- They (the sages) never discharge their semen, either knowingly or unknowingly. By such celibacy they are able to raise the semen to the brain. Thus they become most intelligent and develop very sharp memories
- They want to cover their ignorance by this theory, "chance." They want to become very intelligent by chance. That is their... That is not the fact. For intelligence you have to learn from a superior person. It cannot be done by chance
- This is KCM, ante narayana-smrtih. So it is very important movement. Those who are very intelligent, they can take to it. Or you become intelligent or not intelligent, but know, at least, unless one is pious, he cannot take to this movement
- This is Krsna consciousness movement, that we are giving chance to the unfortunate. Everyone is unfortunate. Everyone is a rascal. We are giving chance how to become intelligent and fortunate. This is Krsna consciousness
- Those who engage in the loving service of the Lord become sudhiyah, intelligent, but this is not so of a Vedic scholar who does not understand Krsna's name, fame and qualities
- Try to understand it from the authoritative source and apply it in your life. Amongst the dying mortals, you will become the most intelligent because you are freed from sinful actions
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- We become intelligent after death. And while we are living, we are in ignorance. This is the modern civilization
- We say: You rascal, you don't be overintelligent. You submit to God, you'll be happy. Because you cannot become intelligent, you are rascal. So give up this rascaldom, sarva-dharman parityajya (BG 18.66). Simply surrender to Krsna. Then you'll be happy
- We should not remain mudha; we should become intelligent and see to our self-interest, and that is the success of life
- We should not remain vimudha. We should become intelligent. And to make us intelligent, Krsna comes, Krsna's devotees come, some messenger comes. And Srila Bhaktisiddhanta is one of the messengers of Krsna Caitanya to preach Krsna consciousness
- We should take from the sastra the real path. Then we shall become intelligent. Su-medhasah
- When a person becomes inquisitive about this "Why I am suffering?" then he becomes intelligent. Then he comes to the standard of human life. And there is Kena Upanisad. Kena means - why
- When actually one becomes intelligent, then the enquiry is, Why? Why I am put into this miserable condition of life? I do not want this, and it is forced upon me. I do not want to die; death is there. I do not want disease; the disease is there
- When Arjuna actually became intelligent, he said, sthito 'smi gata-sandehah karisye vacanam tava. This is understanding. Yes, now I am situated in my proper understanding, I shall carry out Your (Krsna's) order
- When one becomes intelligent after cultivating knowledge . . . First of all brahmacari. Then, if one cannot remain a brahmacari, all right, take a wife, grhastha. Then give up, vanaprastha. Then take sannyasa. This is the process
- When one becomes intelligent he takes to nivrtti-marga, the path of liberation, and thus instead of rotating within this material world, he returns home, back to Godhead. This is necessary
- When we become intelligent enough and approach Krsna or His, Krsna's representative, then our life becomes reformed
- Why do you think that you are very intelligent? That is materialism. The more you remain that, "I am a fool," that is good. And as soon as you become over-intelligent, then, that's finished
- Without becoming intelligent, nobody can worship God. In the Caitanya-caritamrta it is said, krsna yei bhaje sei bada catura. Catur means very intelligent. Unless one is first-class intelligent, he cannot worship God
- Without being intelligent, nobody can take to Krsna consciousness. But our propaganda is to educate people to become intelligent. They are foolish. They do not know the value of life. They do not know what is going to happen after death