WHY THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE IS IMPORTANT? BY JAGADGURU SHRI KRIPALU JI MAHARAJ {BAHKTI} {BHAKTI YOG}
Sentimental people have this belief Their intellects have this illusion or false pride "I understand everything" "Lectures don't interest me. I just enjoy sadhana." It's a good thing to enjoy sadhana But you should only say or think this when you reach an advanced state In an ordinary state, you can't do continuous sadhana 24 hours a day You get tired Your mind gets tired. This is called getting bored. It asks for something different. It is habituated thus. Hence VedaVyas has made an aphorism in Vedanta - (Verse 4.1.1) Listen to the teachings repeatedly and then contemplate over them as well. When you listen, you come to understand But this understanding you have now will be lost in the future (Sankhya 4.15.16) We forget even worldly things. Your father told you to do something and 10 minutes later you forgot "Oh, I forgot about that" Memory has become very weak in this age of Kali So you need to listen and contemplate again and again. Now, t