Differences in consciousness of ‘Ignorant’ (Material consciousness) and ‘Knower of Absolute Truth’ (Krishna consciousness)
Study purports 3.25; 3.27 – 3.28 to find out the differences in the following points:
ATTACHED WORKER (Ignorance) vs DETACHED WORKER (Knower of Absolute Truth)
S. DIFFERENTIATING ATTACHED WORKER (3.27) DETACHED WORKER (3.28) NO THEME 1 ‘One’ differentiating • Desires own sense • Desires Krishna’s satisfaction factor – Desire gratification 2 Convictions • Convinced by false ego that he • Convinced of his awkward position is the doer of everything in material association 3 Knowledge of • Does not know that body is • Knows his real identity as part and Identity produced by material nature parcel of the Supreme, who is which works under the eternal bliss and knowledge supervision of the Lord • Knows that somehow he is
Does not know that he is entrapped in the material under the control of Krishna conception of life
Symptoms of nescience • Meaning of “tattva-vit” – Ref. SB (Ignorance or not knowing) – One who knows the Absolute Truth One takes all the credit for in three different features and doing things independently knows one’s factual position in relationship with the Supreme 4 Engagements • Does not engage his bodily • Engages himself in the activities of and mental activity in the Krishna consciousness and thus service of Krishna; because he naturally gets unattached from forgets that the Supreme Lord activities of material senses is Hrsikesha (The master of the senses) 5 Consequences • One forgets the Supreme • Consequence of knowledge is that Personality of Godhead he is not disturbed by all kinds of material reactions; and considers all reactions to be the mercy of the Lord