Category:Without Knowing
Theme Analysis
In the teachings of Śrīla Prabhupāda, the phrase "without knowing" encompasses a profound dichotomy. On the material platform, acting without knowledge is the root cause of all suffering, leading the conditioned soul into karmic entanglement and aimless wandering. However, on the highest spiritual platform, loving Kṛṣṇa "without knowing" His divine opulences represents the supreme pinnacle of pure devotion.
- The Unforgiving Laws of Nature: Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Śrīla Prabhupāda gives the example that a child will be burned by fire regardless of their understanding of its chemical composition. Similarly, conditioned souls suffer karmic reactions for exploiting material resources without knowing they are stealing from the Supreme Lord.
- Wasting the Human Mission: The human form of life is specifically designed for self-realization. Engaging in animalistic pursuits, gorgeous bodily planning, or modern technological advancements without knowing the eternal nature of the soul is a tragic waste of a rare opportunity.
- The Futility of Blind Religion: Practicing religious rituals, worshiping demigods, or adopting sectarian labels without actually knowing God or the process of surrender is condemned as a "cheating religion." True spirituality requires authorized knowledge, not blind faith.
- The Necessity of Genuine Guidance: One cannot follow blindly; following without knowing is absurd. A sincere seeker must accept knowledge from a perfect, bona fide spiritual master to understand the subtle laws of nature and the actual process of controlling the mind and senses.
- The Supreme Perfection of Love: The climax of spiritual life is a complete reversal of the material paradigm. The highest perfection is to love Kṛṣṇa so intensely that one forgets He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The gopīs of Vṛndāvana and pure devotees like Arjuna interact with Kṛṣṇa out of spontaneous affection, completely overriding any awe or reverence. This pure love, devoid of the calculation of His opulences, is the ultimate goal of existence.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Perfection of Pure Love Without Knowing.
Subcategories
This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
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Pages in category "Without Knowing"
The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total.
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- A child, without knowing the science of fire, physical constitution of fire, if he touches the fire, the fire will act. And, I mean to say, a great scientist who has physical knowledge of this fire, if he touches also fire, he is also burnt
- Actually it is not the creator, but the conditioned soul who is inexperienced. He does not know how the subtle laws of fruitive activity work, and without knowledge of these laws of nature, he ignorantly criticizes the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- Alas, your father (Daksa) is omniscient, but you (the Haryasvas) do not know his actual order. Without knowing the actual purpose of your father, how will you create progeny?
- Although he (the family man) will not be able to see how the procession goes, he still desires that his body be taken gorgeously in procession. Thus he is happy without even knowing where he has to go when he leaves his body for the next life
- Any religion without the conception of God, without knowledge of God, without knowing the surrendering process, that is described in the Srimad-Bhagavatam as - cheating religion
- At the present moment, without knowledge of the self, the whole world is going on under the bodily concept of life
- Avajananti mam mudha manusim tanum asritam, param bhavam aja... "How much powerful is Krsna; what He can do for me," without knowing this, we do not surrender to Krsna
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- I have in the past addressed You as "O Krsna," "O Yadava," "O my friend," without knowing Your glories. Please forgive whatever I may have done in madness or in love. BG 11.41-42 - 1972
- If he lives like ass and cow, without any knowledge, without knowing the values of human life, then he must be subjected to the sinful activities and will be punished one after another, accepting different types of body
- If we are engaged like child without knowing the future of life, simply playing with the senses, that is called material life
- If we give service in ignorance, without knowing what is wanted, that kind of service may lead us to become punished. So we must know what kind of service we shall give
- In the beginning he desires to become one with the Supreme. Thus, less intelligent transcendentalists cannot go beyond this conception of becoming one with the spirit whole, without knowing of the different rasas
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- Krsna says in this verse (BG 9.24), "I am the enjoyer of all sacrifices because I am the supreme master." However, less intelligent persons, without knowing this fact, worship demigods for temporary benefit. BG 1972 purports
- Krsna says, "I am the enjoyer of all sacrifices because I am the supreme master." However, less intelligent persons, without knowing this fact, worship demigods for temporary benefit
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- Many modern theologians argue about right and wrong without knowing what is actually right. Their arguments are always false and their judgments inconclusive because they have no authorized evidence with which to gain knowledge of You
- Men are naturally apt to hear histories and narrations of various personalities performing mundane activities, without knowing that by such association one simply wastes valuable time and also becomes addicted to the three qualities of mundane nature
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- None of the inhabitants of Dvaraka, including Lord Balarama, could recognize the sannyasi to be Arjuna; therefore all of them offered their respects and obeisances to the sannyasi without knowing the actual situation
- Not blind faith. Perfect man is perfect. Unless you understand that he is perfect, don't hear from him. That is blind. Without knowing that he is perfect, if you hear, that is your imperfectness
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- Obsessed with pure love, without knowledge of opulences, the gopis sometimes chastise Krsna. That is a symptom of pure ecstatic love
- On account of imperfect senses, they cannot understand what is cause and what is effect. And without knowledge, they have become teacher. Therefore they are not teacher but cheater. This is the conclusion
- One can love Krishna without any inquiry; that is the highest perfection. To know Krishna as God is not so exalted a position as to love Krishna without knowing. That is the highest perfection. Knowledge means discrimination
- One cannot become jagad-guru simply by advertising oneself as jagad-guru without knowing the essential principles for becoming jagad-guru. Even people who never see what a jagad-guru is and never talk with other people become puffed-up sannyasis
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- People are kept into ignorance without knowing the aim of life, how we are suffering in this materialistic way of life. They are so dull-brained that Krsna says personally that here the real problem is janma-mrtyu-jara-vyadhi duhkha-dosanudarsanam
- People do not care for impious life. That is misfortune. No knowledge. Impious or vicious activities are done out of ignorance. Just like a person commits some criminality without knowing the laws, government laws
- People have no information, no education, no culture. They are put into the darkness and working so hard without knowing what is going to happen next. A civilization of complete darkness, very dangerous
- People want to become a husband, a guardian, a governor or a political leader without knowing the actual meaning of such a superior position
- Prahlada Maharaja said that fools and rascals in the material world plan so gorgeously for bodily comfort without knowing that such arrangements, even if successful, are only maya
- Prahlada Maharaja said, My Lord, I do have a problem, however, for I am simply thinking of these rascals & fools who are busy with maya-sukha, temporary happiness, without knowledge of devotional service unto You. This is the problem faced by a Vaisnava
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- The bumblebees' humming may be compared to the talk of children. The human being, just like the deer, enjoys his family without knowing that before him is the factor of time, which is represented by the tiger
- The different weights on the anchor which keep us grounded in material life are our attachment to religious forms and rituals without knowing their true purpose - all these anchor the boat of the human body in the material universe
- The great compiler of religious scripture, headed by Manu and others, without knowing the simple method, they prescribe gorgeous ritualistic ceremonies
- The human life is especially meant for this purpose, namely to know the factual relationship of every living being with the Supreme Lord. Without knowing this relationship, the human life is spoiled
- The illusioned king or executive head, even though sometimes advertised as a great philosopher and learned scholar, will allow slaughterhouses without knowing that torturing poor animals clears the way to hell for such foolish kings or executive heads
- The leaders, they are blind, and they are leading some other blind men without knowing that they cannot be happy in that way because he is under strict, stringent laws of material nature
- The Lord forces them (who neglect & disobey the scriptures) to take birth in the womb of demoniac persons. Consequently they will live by demoniac principles life after life without knowing their relationship with the SP of Godhead. BG 1972 purports
- The sages said, "We (the sages) awarded Romaharsana Suta an undisturbed duration of life. Under the circumstances, since Your Lordship (Balarama) has killed him without knowing all these facts, we think that Your action is equal to killing a brahmana"
- The same incident sometimes happens in New York temple. When there is a shortage of funds, sometimes they find money accidentally without knowing the source
- The theory of chance can best be explained in the Vedic literature by the words ajnata-sukrti, which refer to pious activities performed without the actor's knowledge
- The Vedic mantras give us information of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, so Atri Muni concentrated his mind upon that Supreme Personality of Godhead, even without knowing His name, just to beg from Him a child exactly on His level
- They (foolish politicians) stick to those posts even up to the last moment of life, without knowing that achievement of liberation as one of the associates of the Lord in His eternal abode is the highest gain of life
- This material world is certified by the Lord in the Bhagavad-gita as a dangerous place full of calamities. Less intelligent persons prepare plans to adjust to those calamities without knowing that the nature of this place is itself full of calamities
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- We are content with a conception of Godhead according to our own individual idea, without knowing the real relationship of Godhead and ourselves
- We do not know that these things will be finished today or tomorrow or hundred years after. And I am living soul, I am eternal, and I have been engaged in these material activities without knowing my progress of life, or without knowing my transmigration
- We spend millions and millions of dollars constructing spaceships without knowing that we have the ability to travel wherever we want free of charge
- We work irresponsibly without knowing the result of our work. Therefore we are getting different types of bodies, different types of situation, different type of occupation, so many things
- When there is fire in a house, the inmates of the house go out to get help from the neighbors who may be foreigners, and yet without knowing the language the victims of the fire express themselves, and the neighbors understand the need
- When your heart will be clear, then you'll understand your relationship with Krsna, & relationship with this world. Then you'll be able to chalk out your plan, what to do. But without knowing your identity, whatever you are doing, simply waste of time
- Without knowing that there is a very nice medicine, mrta-sanjivani, they take so many troublesome medicines. Similarly, the great leaders of religious principles, without knowing this Hare Krsna maha-mantra, they take to so many troublesome ceremonies
- Without knowing the actual process by which the mind and senses can be controlled, less intelligent men either try to stop the mind and senses by force, or they give in to them and are carried away by the waves of sense gratification
- Without knowing the actual process by which the mind and senses can be controlled, less intelligent men may try to stop the mind and senses by force, but ultimately they give in to them and are carried away by the waves of sense gratification - CC Preface
- Without knowing the goal of our self-realization, we are aimlessly voyaging on the ocean of material existence, life after life
- Without knowing the need of the dormant soul, one cannot be happy simply with emolument of the body and mind. The body and the mind are but superfluous outer coverings of the spirit soul
- Without knowing the real self-interest, they are engaged in so many so-called duties. Krsna says, sarva-dharman: "Give up all these duties," but they will not do
- Without knowing the subtle laws of nature, if we tried to justify all our deeds as influenced by the will of the PG, we would be attempting to bring partiality, inebriety, and gracelessness into the acts of the all-good Personality of Godhead
- Without knowing what is divine service, one cannot be divinely compassionate. First of all one should make his own life divine; then he can make divine compassion
- Without knowing, following, that is absurd. You must know that this is the order of God. And if you follow that, then that is honesty