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<strong>Obstacles</strong> in <strong>Bhakti</strong><br />
Vivek das – Earlier you mentioned detachment, but gyân (the path of<br />
knowledge) and vairâgya (the path of renunciation) are not parts of bhakti.<br />
<strong>Bhakti</strong> manifests by itself. Then what is the use of knowledge and<br />
detachment?<br />
Gour Kripa – Look, knowledge and detachment are born of bhakti. These<br />
two children always remain in the shelter of their mother (<strong>Bhakti</strong> devi). I’ll<br />
explain more clearly. When <strong>Bhakti</strong> Devi manifests in our heart, knowledge<br />
and detachment arrive there before she arrives. It is like this – before the<br />
sun rises, the eastern sky becomes bright and announce the rising of the<br />
sun. In the same way, before we gain bhakti, we gain knowledge and<br />
detachment.<br />
Vivek das – But Thâkur Moshâi has said –<br />
“The ignorant people strive after knowledge and fruitive actions; they do not<br />
know anything about <strong>Bhakti</strong>yog.”<br />
This means knowledge opposes bhakti.<br />
Gour Kripa – Aha! It is a mistake to analyze like this. To which knowledge is<br />
Thâkur Moshâi referring? When the living being thinks he is equal to Sri<br />
Bhagavân – this sort of knowledge arises out of ignorance.<br />
Knowledge can be of three types:-<br />
Knowledge<br />
and<br />
detachment<br />
1. Knowledge regarding the living being’s true identity.<br />
2. The Truth about Sri Bhagavân.<br />
3. The living being and God are non-different from each other.<br />
The third knowledge is false and it opposes <strong>Bhakti</strong>. If we gain such<br />
knowledge, we lose the sense that we are the servants of Sri Bhagavân.<br />
Therefore, we must reject the knowledge that we are non-different from Sri<br />
Bhagavân. The first two types of knowledge – that is, regarding our identity<br />
and the Truth about Sri Bhagavân – are good knowledge. We should<br />
definitely gain such knowledge. It is good for our bhakti. If we do not know<br />
the truth about God and ourselves, we will not be able to form a relation with<br />
Him. If we do not form a relation, we will not do bhajan or gain bhakti. Sri<br />
Bhagavân says in Bhagavad-Gitâ –<br />
kshetrajnancha-api mang viddhi sarva-kshetreshu bhârata,<br />
kshetra-kshetrajnayor-jnânang vataj-jnânang matang mâm.<br />
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