SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 12 Text 12
sreyo hijnanam abhyasaj
jnanad dhyanam visisyate
dhyanat karma-phala-tyagas
tyagac chantir anantaram

sreyah--better; hi--certainly; jnanam--knowledge; abhyasat--than practice; jnanat--than knowledge; dhyanam--meditation; visisyate--is considered better; dhyanat--than meditation; karma-phala-tyagah--renunciation of the results of fruitive action; tyagat--by such renunciation; santih--peace; anantaram--thereafter.

TRANSLATION

If you cannot take to this practice, then engage yourself in the cultivation of knowledge. Better than knowledge, however, is meditation, and better than meditation is renunciation of the fruits of action, for by such renunciation one can attain peace of mind.

JOURNAL:

Srila Prabhupada opens a brilliant purport with these words; As mentioned in the previous verses, there are two kinds of devotional service: the way of regulative principles and the way of full attachment in love to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. For those who are actually not able to follow the principles of Krsna consciousness it is better to cultivate knowledge, because by knowledge one can be able to understand his real position. Gradually knowledge will develop to the point of meditation. By meditation one can be able to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead by a gradual process.

The mercy to the living entity shown here in these slokas (6-12) assures us that anyone can gain the perfection of a relationship with the Lord if he simply makes a sincere and humble attempt.