Category:Educated Men
Theme Analysis
The ultimate purpose of education, according to Śrīla Prabhupāda, is not mere accumulation of knowledge or social prestige but the cultivation of spiritual understanding and responsibility toward God and humanity. Education without self-realization or Kṛṣṇa consciousness can mislead both the learned and society at large. True education perfects the mind, purifies intelligence, and directs it toward genuine welfare, allowing the educated to serve as instruments for societal upliftment and spiritual enlightenment.
- Education Without Spiritual Insight: Technical skill and scholarly achievement are insufficient if they ignore the eternal self. Without knowledge of the soul and the Supreme Lord, so-called learned men may become increasingly attached to maya and material pride.
- The Illusion of Advancement: Material success, social position, and education alone do not shield one from the miseries of birth, old age, disease, and death. Such achievements, without spiritual grounding, render the educated man like a "ghost without head," unable to perceive the ultimate purpose of life.
- Duty to Lead Society: Educated men are called to apply their intelligence in service of society, guided by Bhagavad-gītā. Leadership devoid of spiritual knowledge risks exploitation and confusion, whereas knowledge aligned with Kṛṣṇa consciousness fosters real progress and societal welfare.
- Purification Through Devotional Learning: Instruction from a bona fide spiritual master transforms intelligence, regardless of age or formal education. Figures like Prahlāda Mahārāja exemplify how early spiritual training empowers the mind to act effectively and responsibly.
- Perfection Through Kṛṣṇa Consciousness: The highest education integrates knowledge of the self and devotion to Kṛṣṇa. When guided by devotional service, educated men can fulfill their true responsibility, shaping society for the benefit of humanity and aligning their learning with the eternal goal.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Responsibility of Educated Men in Human Society.
Pages in category "Educated Men"
The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
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- Because you are rich man, because you are beautiful man, because you are educated man, because you are born in a aristocratic family, that does not mean that you have avoided death, old age and disease
- Bhaktivinoda Thakura says, jada-vidya sab, mayara vaibhava, jibake koroye gadha (Kalyana-kalpa-taru). He has said like that, that so far advancement of material education means that so-called educated man is becoming more, more, more an ass
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- I am calling upon you the big leaders to push this idea forward, namely, to attract some educated men to join us
- I know, all educated and advanced educated Englishmen, they were coming to Australia for good job. Therefore most of the technical posts, they are occupied by Indians in London
- I require the cooperation of the Indian, especially young men, educated men. Come forward. Stay with us. Study Bhagavad-gita. We haven't got anything to manufacture. Nothing to manufacture. And what we can manufacture? We are all imperfect
- If a man is chopped of his head, and if he has got attraction, then he becomes a ghost without head. So at the present moment, all these so-called educated civilized men are ghosts without head
- If some of the young, educated men like you in India join this movement, we can change the present situation of poverty and restlessness all over India
- In future you may be a very big journalist, very educated man, but you may not be Australian. So there is big science in it (our philosophy), but people are not interested
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- Scientists, philosophers and other educated men are trying very hard to extinguish it, but the result seems to be bigger and bigger bombs
- So now, if educated men of your country, they come forward, understand this philosophy, then combined effort... My philosophy is that American and Indian, American money and Indian culture, combine together; the whole world will be changed
- Still the Vedic system is there. They are always conscious, the mass of people, not the so-called educated men, that "In the sastra it is said that this is sinful." So if he commits some sinful activity, he goes to a very expert brahmana
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- The so-called educated or advanced man, if we say that "You have to serve Krsna. This is not your duty. You are going to the office & earning daily five thousand rupees. That is simply useless. It is simply a waste of energy," who will believe it? Nobody
- They (so-called educated men) use their lives improperly and simply waste them thinking about the material welfare of their relatives, countrymen, society and so on
- They are always conscious, the mass of people, not the so-called educated men, that "In the sastra it is said that this is sinful." So if he commits some sinful activity, he goes to a very expert brahmana. They are called bhattacarya