Saturday, May 21, 2016

WHO YOU KNOW...NOT WHAT YOU KNOW

The impersonalists are searching for knowledge as if knowledge were a "what you know." With emphasis on "you" doing the knowing and what is to be known is a "what."
But even in practical daily life we see that it is "who you know" that takes precedence over "what you know."
One impersonalist has argued that there is no Personality of Godhead. That it is a projection of the mind. We see what we want to see. Just like we do with everything. And as proof he cites how followers of Buddha see Buddha, followers of Jesus see Jesus, followers of Krishna see Krishna. That they are simply seeing what they want to see but there really isn't anything there.
Which is very funny actually.
Krishna explains, He can be seen only by devotional service. Someone following a particular set of teachings will be brought into the presence of that particular form of Godhead. Someone practicing Buddhism will brought into the presence of Buddha, some practicing the teaching of Jesus will brought into the presence of Jesus and someone practicing Krishna consciousness will be brought to Krishna. Very funny that they cannot understand that.
If I buy a ticket to Delhi I go to Delhi
The impersonalist has no perception of spiritual forms or activities.

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