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	Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the ascending process of acquiring knowledge, based on experimental logic and sense perception, is inherently flawed due to the four defects of conditioned life. A person who is subject to illusion and mistakes cannot possibly deliver perfect knowledge, and therefore, relying on such sources is futile.		Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the ascending process of acquiring knowledge, based on experimental logic and sense perception, is inherently flawed due to the four defects of conditioned life. A person who is subject to illusion and mistakes cannot possibly deliver perfect knowledge, and therefore, relying on such sources is futile.

	* [[Vaniquotes:Any attempt to arrive at this (inconceivable) information through experimental knowledge will fail. The knowledge simply has to be accepted - CC Intro\|Any attempt to arrive at this (inconceivable) information through experimental knowledge will fail. The knowledge simply has to be accepted ~~- CC Intro~~.]]		* [[Vaniquotes:Any attempt to arrive at this (inconceivable) information through experimental knowledge will fail. The knowledge simply has to be accepted - CC Intro\|Any attempt to arrive at this (inconceivable) information through experimental knowledge will fail. The knowledge simply has to be accepted.]]
	* [[Vaniquotes:Your senses are imperfect, you are cheating, you are illusioned and you commit mistake. How you can give perfect knowledge? Therefore we don't accept any knowledge from an imperfect personality\|Your senses are imperfect, you are cheating, you are illusioned and you commit mistake. How you can give perfect knowledge? Therefore we don't accept any knowledge from an imperfect personality.]]		* [[Vaniquotes:Your senses are imperfect, you are cheating, you are illusioned and you commit mistake. How you can give perfect knowledge? Therefore we don't accept any knowledge from an imperfect personality\|Your senses are imperfect, you are cheating, you are illusioned and you commit mistake. How you can give perfect knowledge? Therefore we don't accept any knowledge from an imperfect personality.]]
	* [[Vaniquotes:There is difference between false knowledge and authoritative knowledge. So far we are concerned at the present moment, whatever knowledge we are giving or accepting, they are more or less false knowledge. Not authoritative\|There is difference between false knowledge and authoritative knowledge. So far we are concerned at the present moment, whatever knowledge we are giving or accepting, they are more or less false knowledge. Not authoritative.]]		* [[Vaniquotes:There is difference between false knowledge and authoritative knowledge. So far we are concerned at the present moment, whatever knowledge we are giving or accepting, they are more or less false knowledge. Not authoritative\|There is difference between false knowledge and authoritative knowledge. So far we are concerned at the present moment, whatever knowledge we are giving or accepting, they are more or less false knowledge. Not authoritative.]]
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	=== Dive Deeper into Śrīla Prabhupāda's Vani ===		=== Dive Deeper into Śrīla Prabhupāda's Vani ===

	Śrīla Prabhupāda lives within his instructions. This article is a summary of the profound truths found in the Vaniquotes category [[Vaniquotes:Category:Accepting_Knowledge\|~~Accepting_Knowledge~~]]. We invite you to visit this link to study the complete compilation and experience Śrīla Prabhupāda's teachings in their direct, verbatim form.		Śrīla Prabhupāda lives within his instructions. This article is a summary of the profound truths found in the Vaniquotes category [[Vaniquotes:Category:Accepting_Knowledge\|Accepting Knowledge]]. We invite you to visit this link to study the complete compilation and experience Śrīla Prabhupāda's teachings in their direct, verbatim form.

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	=== ~~The~~ Limitations of Empirical Speculation ===		=== Limitations of Empirical Speculation ===

	Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the ascending process of acquiring knowledge, based on experimental logic and sense perception, is inherently flawed due to the four defects of conditioned life. A person who is subject to illusion and mistakes cannot possibly deliver perfect knowledge, and therefore, relying on such sources is futile.		Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the ascending process of acquiring knowledge, based on experimental logic and sense perception, is inherently flawed due to the four defects of conditioned life. A person who is subject to illusion and mistakes cannot possibly deliver perfect knowledge, and therefore, relying on such sources is futile.
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	* [[Vaniquotes:Our process of knowledge is not any speculation: "It may be," "Perhaps." No. We don't accept this knowledge. "It may be," "Perhaps" - these are all foolishness\|Our process of knowledge is not any speculation: "It may be," "Perhaps." No. We don't accept this knowledge. "It may be," "Perhaps" - these are all foolishness.]]		* [[Vaniquotes:Our process of knowledge is not any speculation: "It may be," "Perhaps." No. We don't accept this knowledge. "It may be," "Perhaps" - these are all foolishness\|Our process of knowledge is not any speculation: "It may be," "Perhaps." No. We don't accept this knowledge. "It may be," "Perhaps" - these are all foolishness.]]

	=== ~~The~~ Deductive Process of Vedic Authority ===		=== Deductive Process of Vedic Authority ===

	To save time and ensure accuracy, one must adopt the ''avaroha-panthā'', or the deductive process, where knowledge is received from a superior source rather than manufactured by the mind. Śrīla Prabhupāda asserts that because Vedic knowledge is ''apauruṣeya''—not created by man—it is free from defects and should be accepted as the final authority.		To save time and ensure accuracy, one must adopt the ''avaroha-panthā'', or the deductive process, where knowledge is received from a superior source rather than manufactured by the mind. Śrīla Prabhupāda asserts that because Vedic knowledge is ''apauruṣeya''—not created by man—it is free from defects and should be accepted as the final authority.
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	* [[Vaniquotes:We don't try to speculate. That may or may not be successful, but if you accept knowledge from the perfect authority, that knowledge is perfect\|We don't try to speculate. That may or may not be successful, but if you accept knowledge from the perfect authority, that knowledge is perfect.]]		* [[Vaniquotes:We don't try to speculate. That may or may not be successful, but if you accept knowledge from the perfect authority, that knowledge is perfect\|We don't try to speculate. That may or may not be successful, but if you accept knowledge from the perfect authority, that knowledge is perfect.]]

	=== ~~The~~ Necessity of Disciplic Succession ===		=== Necessity of Disciplic Succession ===

	The method for receiving this perfect knowledge is strictly defined as the ''guru-paramparā'' system, where the teaching is handed down from master to disciple without change. Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasizes that we cannot simply interpret the ''Vedas'' with our fertile brains; we must hear from the bona fide representative of Kṛṣṇa to understand the truth.		The method for receiving this perfect knowledge is strictly defined as the ''guru-paramparā'' system, where the teaching is handed down from master to disciple without change. Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasizes that we cannot simply interpret the ''Vedas'' with our fertile brains; we must hear from the bona fide representative of Kṛṣṇa to understand the truth.
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	* [[Vaniquotes:He (Vivasvan) spoke to his son, Manu. Manu spoke to his son, Iksvaku. In this way the parampara system is coming. And that is bona fide. This is our philosophy, to accept knowledge from the perfect person or his bona fide representative\|He (Vivasvan) spoke to his son, Manu. Manu spoke to his son, Iksvaku. In this way the parampara system is coming. And that is bona fide. This is our philosophy, to accept knowledge from the perfect person or his bona fide representative.]]		* [[Vaniquotes:He (Vivasvan) spoke to his son, Manu. Manu spoke to his son, Iksvaku. In this way the parampara system is coming. And that is bona fide. This is our philosophy, to accept knowledge from the perfect person or his bona fide representative\|He (Vivasvan) spoke to his son, Manu. Manu spoke to his son, Iksvaku. In this way the parampara system is coming. And that is bona fide. This is our philosophy, to accept knowledge from the perfect person or his bona fide representative.]]

	=== ~~The~~ Perfection of Taking Shelter in Kṛṣṇa ===		=== Perfection of Taking Shelter in Kṛṣṇa ===

	Ultimately, the source of all infallible knowledge is Kṛṣṇa, and by surrendering to Him and His instructions in the ''Bhagavad-gītā'', one transcends the material modes of nature. Śrīla Prabhupāda points out that even if one feels personally unqualified, simply by accepting the words of the Supreme Perfection, one becomes situated in perfect knowledge.		Ultimately, the source of all infallible knowledge is Kṛṣṇa, and by surrendering to Him and His instructions in the ''Bhagavad-gītā'', one transcends the material modes of nature. Śrīla Prabhupāda points out that even if one feels personally unqualified, simply by accepting the words of the Supreme Perfection, one becomes situated in perfect knowledge.