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knowledge to Arjuna: the first level of confiden al revela on is
knowledge of Brahman, the second level is more confiden al which is

knowledge of the Supersoul within everyone’s heart and within every
atom of crea on, and the third level is most confiden al namely sur-
render to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna, who is
the origin of the Supersoul, the Brahman, and all the material crea on.
The essence of the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita is one should be-
come a pure devotee of Lord Krishna and always think of Him and act
for Him. Srila Prabhupada writes, “Life should be so moulded that one
will always have the chance to think of Krishna. One should always act
in such a way that all his daily ac vi es are in connec on with Krishna.
He should arrange his life in such a way that throughout the twenty-
four hours he cannot but think of Krishna. And the Lord’s promise is

that anyone who is in such pure Krishna consciousness will certainly re-
turn to the abode of Krishna, where he will be engaged in the associa-
on of Krishna face to face.” (Bg 18.65 – purport)
Lecture #1 - BG 2.58-59 -- New York, April 27, 1966:
Prabhupada: “There is nothing at all, any contradic on, even, even in
the preachings of the great acaryas. I am speaking of India. There were
many great acaryas, I mean to say, reformers, came. Lord Buddha also
appeared in India. Then, a er Lord Buddha, Shankaracarya came. Then,

a er Shankaracarya, Sri Ramanujacarya came. Then, a er Sri Ramanu-
jacarya, Madhvacarya, and then, lately, Sri Caitanya, Lord Caitanya. He
came. But you will find a link, a link, although superficially we may see
that Lord Buddha is speaking something which is contradictory to Lord
Shankaracarya’s teaching, or Ramanujacarya is speaking something
which is contradic on to Shankara. No. There is no contradic on. It is
the ques on of studying how they are paving way for ul mate spiritual
realiza on. That requires a very, I mean to say, substan al knowledge,
how they are paving the way, just step by step.”
Lecture #2 - BG 2.58-59 – New York, April 27, 1966:
Prabhupada: Where is my stand? If I leave this room, I must have an-

other room to stay. So that is the posi on of Buddha. He did not say

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