not by study of books alone
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Book knowledge without realization of the Supreme Truth is useless. Book knowledge without realization of the Supreme Truth is useless. This is stated as follows:
(More...) This Bhagavad-gita is the science of Krsna consciousness. No one can become Krsna conscious simply by mundane scholarship. One must be fortunate enough to associate with a person who is in pure consciousness. A Krsna conscious person has realized knowledge, by the grace of Krsna, because he is satisfied with pure devotional service. By realized knowledge, one becomes perfect. By transcendental knowledge one can remain steady in his convictions, but by mere academic knowledge one can be easily deluded and confused by apparent contradictions. It is the realized soul who is actually self-controlled because he is surrendered to Krsna. He is transcendental because he has nothing to do with mundane scholarship. For him mundane scholarship and mental speculation, which may be as good as gold to others, are of no greater value than pebbles or stones.
(More...) So the Supreme Lord Adhoksaja is beyond the jurisdiction of these eleven senses. Atahsri-krsna-namadi na bhaved grahyam indriyaih [Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.234]. We acquire knowledge through our senses, but our present knowledge with which we are habituated at present and which we have learned to accumulate by our eyes, ears, nose etc is mundane. But one cannot acquire spiritual knowledge by such mundane knowledge. atahsri-krsna-namadi na bhaved grahyam indriyaih [Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.234].
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