Knowledge by Way of the Mahātmās
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Śrī Kṛṣṇa further characterizes the  mūḍhas :
moghāśā mogha-karmāṇo  
 mogha-jñānā vicetasaḥ  
 rākṣasīm āsurīm caiva  
 prakṛtim mohinīm śritāḥ
“Those who are thus bewildered are attracted by demonic and atheistic views. In that deluded condition, their hopes for liberation, their fruitive activities, and their culture of knowledge are all defeated.” (Bg. 9.12)
The word  moghāśa  indicates that the aspirations of the atheists will be baffled. The  karmīs , or fruitive laborers, are always hoping for something better to gratify their senses. There is no limit to where they will stop. They are trying to increase their bank balance and are hoping to be happy at a certain point, but that point never comes because they do not know the ultimate point of satiation. Those who are enamored by the attractions of illusory energy cannot understand the ultimate aim of life. The word  mogha-karmāṇaḥ  indicates that they are laboring very hard but that in the end they will only meet with frustration. Unless we are established in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, all of our activities will be baffled at the end.
This is not the verdict of an ordinary man, but of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself. If we are searching for knowledge, we should conduct research to find out whether Kṛṣṇa is  not  God. Without any objective, what is the point of thousands of years of speculation? The Supreme Lord is so vast that one cannot reach Him