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Real education this: just like you are doing, all rising early in the morning, mangala-aratrika, kirtana, and then . . . these regulative principles, this is real education. It does not require any academic education. It is simply practice

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"Real education this: just like you are doing, all rising early in the morning, maṅgala-ārātrika, kīrtana, and then . . . these regulative principles, this is real education. It does not require any academic education. It is simply practice"

Lectures

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

So actually we don't require any other education. This association will give anyone who will come—either child or old man; that doesn't matter—he'll be highly educated. But because we are in this material world, therefore we have to give some education. But that is secondary. Real education this: just like you are doing, all rising early in the morning, maṅgala-ārātrika, kīrtana, and then . . . these regulative principles, this is real education. It does not require any academic education. It is simply practice. Tan manye adhītam uttamam. That is Prahlāda Mahārāja's recommendation.

Parīkṣit Mahārāja was to die within seven days. Therefore he called for . . . not called for. Śukadeva Gosvāmī, out of his own accord, came, because he knew Parīkṣit Mahārāja was a great king and great devotee. He's . . . from his childhood . . . it is described . . . just like this child is playing with Deity, Parīkṣit Mahārāja used to play with Deities. We had also the opportunity from our father to play with Deities. So these are great opportunities, to get ideas, good ideas, and training, training.

Really, this is the training, this association. Simply by associating, associating with these members, this chanting, regulative chanting, dancing and taking prasādam, he's being educated. Highly educated. Tan manye adhītam uttamam (SB 7.5.24). One who has learned about the devotional service, then he's to be understood highly educated. That is the recommendation by Prahlāda Mahārāja.

So actually we don't require any other education. This association will give anyone who will come—either child or old man; that doesn't matter—he'll be highly educated. But because we are in this material world, therefore we have to give some education. But that is secondary. Real education this: just like you are doing, all rising early in the morning, maṅgala-ārātrika, kīrtana, and then . . . these regulative principles, this is real education. It does not require any academic education. It is simply practice. Tan manye adhītam uttamam. That is Prahlāda Mahārāja's recommendation.

So Nārada Muni is inducing his disciple, Vyāsadeva, to write Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, will be . . . which will be heard and, śṛṇvanti, will be accepted, and gṛṇanti, and śṛṇvanti gāyanti, and chanted. So those who are actually in the transcen . . . they accept Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . . . Śrīmad-bhāgavatam amalaṁ purāṇam, yasmin pāramahaṁsyaṁ gīyate (SB 12.13.18). Paramahaṁsa-saṁhitā. This is paramahaṁsa-saṁhitā. This Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is meant for the topmost transcendentalist. It is not for ordinary . . . not for the impersonalists, or for the yogīs. The topmost transcendentalist means devotees. Because Kṛṣṇa says . . .

Who is transcendentalist? Who wants to know God, he is transcendentalist. Not ordinary person. No, no. Who is topmost transcendentalist? The devotees. Why? Why not the yogīs and the jñānīs, impersonalists, and the, the meditators about . . .? Why they are not? Because Kṛṣṇa says that bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ (BG 18.55) "Only through devotional service one can understand Me."

Page Title:Real education this: just like you are doing, all rising early in the morning, mangala-aratrika, kirtana, and then . . . these regulative principles, this is real education. It does not require any academic education. It is simply practice
Compiler:Nabakumar
Created:2022-09-25, 11:28:12
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1