As a scientist I have always a problem with bhakti yoga, Krishna spoke about in bhagavad gita.The karma and sankhya yoga are digestible for me but bhakti yoga looks like a shortcut.i prefer freedom more than devotion.He says be devoted to me and i give you knowledge but unless i know him well how can I be devoted and why to him when I can be him as he is inside me.
There are different paths by which we can come to Kṛṣṇa. We can start with pious activities, or cultivation of knowledge and gradually come to understand Him. These are perfectly legitimate methods.
The main point He makes is just that the final goal is not knowledge for the sake of knowledge but knowledge for the sake of understanding the position of the jīva and God and their eternal relationship. Knowledge comes from Kṛṣṇa, and knowledge an bring us to Kṛṣṇa. However if one comes directly to Kṛṣṇa through good association, there is no need to separately develop knowledge because Kṛṣṇa can give what is necessary from inside the heart.
The point thus is that Kṛṣṇa includes knowledge, but knowledge by itself does not necessarily include Kṛṣṇa.
As a scientist I have always a problem with bhakti yoga, Krishna spoke about in bhagavad gita.The karma and sankhya yoga are digestible for me but bhakti yoga looks like a shortcut.i prefer freedom more than devotion.He says be devoted to me and i give you knowledge but unless i know him well how can I be devoted and why to him when I can be him as he is inside me.
There are different paths by which we can come to Kṛṣṇa. We can start with pious activities, or cultivation of knowledge and gradually come to understand Him. These are perfectly legitimate methods.
The main point He makes is just that the final goal is not knowledge for the sake of knowledge but knowledge for the sake of understanding the position of the jīva and God and their eternal relationship. Knowledge comes from Kṛṣṇa, and knowledge an bring us to Kṛṣṇa. However if one comes directly to Kṛṣṇa through good association, there is no need to separately develop knowledge because Kṛṣṇa can give what is necessary from inside the heart.
The point thus is that Kṛṣṇa includes knowledge, but knowledge by itself does not necessarily include Kṛṣṇa.
buddi-yoga with humble pranam at lotus feet of lord Krishna....precise concept to nurture,practice,attain liberation GEM of september 2026