Category:Real Knowledge Is Taken Away
Theme Analysis
A highly prevalent tragedy in the modern era is the rise of atheistic scientists, mundane scholars, and politicians who, despite their prestigious academic degrees, are categorized in the Bhagavad-gītā as māyayāpahṛta-jñānāḥ. Śrīla Prabhupāda continuously warns that because these individuals are deeply envious of the Supreme Lord and refuse to surrender, the illusory energy (māyā) deliberately strips away their actual intelligence. Consequently, they lead society deeper into spiritual darkness under the guise of technological and philosophical advancement.
- The Theft of Wisdom: No matter how many doctorates one acquires, if they lack Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the illusory energy completely removes their true understanding of life's purpose.
- The Root of Envy: The fundamental reason this knowledge is confiscated is the living entity's arrogant desire to cheat God, surpass Him, and lord over material nature.
- The Blind Leading the Blind: Society is currently directed by these highly educated fools, resulting in a godless civilization that creates immense suffering while promising a false paradise.
- The Ultimate Futility: Despite their grand scientific claims and explorations, these materialists cannot even create a simple biological egg, proving the utter uselessness of their so-called wisdom.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Overcoming the Influence of Māyā Before Real Knowledge is Taken Away.
Pages in category "Real Knowledge Is Taken Away"
The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
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- Because knowledge is taken away by illusion, the universities are simply presenting impediments on the path of God consciousness
- Because of the temperament of the Mayavadi philosophers, real knowledge is taken from them. Because they cannot receive the mercy of the Lord, they will always be bewildered by His transcendental form
- By the illusory energy of maya, the so-called knowledge, our real knowledge has been taken away, and some foolish knowledge has been imposed upon us that we are thinking - Oh, we are advancing. Advancement of knowledge
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- He (any asura) may be M.A., Ph.D., from academic career, but his real knowledge is taken away. Therefore he is atheist. Actual knowledge is to know God
- He may be academically a very big title holder, but if he's not God conscious, then his knowledge has been taken away. Real knowledge has been taken away. Asurim bhavam asritah
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- Mayayapahrta-jnana: his (naradhamah's) so-called education has no value, because his real knowledge has been taken away
- Mudha, rascals; naradhamah, lowest of the mankind; and mayayapahrta-jnana, and they're thinking very much advanced in education, but fool number one, maya has taken their real knowledge, mayayapahrta-jnana
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- They (so-called teachers of material society) appear to be very learned scholars, but actually the influence of the illusory energy has taken away their knowledge. Real knowledge means searching out Krsna. Vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah - BG 15.15
- They (some of the atheists) are superficially very learned, but actually their real knowledge is taken away by maya
- This superficial loss of original culture is visible only to the so-called educated person at the present moment, and they have become befooled as it is stated in the Bhagavad Gita: Mayaya Prihatajnana, their knowledge has been taken away
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- We want to cheat God and surpass Him, but this is not possible. People think themselves very advanced in knowledge, but actually, due to their pride, their knowledge is taken away by maya
- With their scientific knowledge they are unable to create even an egg. Such scientists are described in Bhagavad-gita as mayayapahrta jnanah (BG 7.15), fools whose real knowledge has been taken away