14 Raja-vidya: The King of Knowledge
It will simply act as fire. Similarly, we do not know
how this material world is functioning, who its con-
troller is, nor how it is controlled, and due to our
ignorance we act in foolish ways, but nature is so
stringent that she does not allow us to escape the
reactions to our actions. Whether we commit an act
knowingly or unknowingly, the reactions and conse-
quent sufferings are there. However, through knowl-
edge we can understand what the actual situation is,
who God is, and what our relationship with Him is.
This knowledge by which we can gain release from
suffering is possible in the human form of life, not
in the animal form. To give us knowledge, to give us
proper direction, there are scriptures written in
various languages in all parts of the world. Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu pointed out that people are
forgetful from time immemorial about their relation-
ship with the Supreme Lord; therefore Krsna has
sent so many representatives to impart the scriptures
to man. We should take advantage of these, especially
of Bhagavad-gita, which is the prime scripture for
the modern world.
