Bhagavad Gita 7.2 · Krishna
Knowledge and lived wisdom
ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः।
यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते॥
jñānaṃ te’ahaṃ savijñānamidaṃ vakṣyāmyaśeṣataḥyajjñātvā neha bhūyo’anyajjñātavyamavaśiṣyate
I will tell you this knowledge along with lived wisdom, fully. Knowing it, nothing more remains to be known here.
Words
- jñāna
- vijñāna
What it means
Krishna promises two things together. Jnana, knowledge, the understanding of truth. And vijnana, realised wisdom, truth lived and experienced. Knowing both, he says, nothing essential is left to learn. It's like the difference between reading about swimming and actually swimming.
The story
Arjuna has received many teachings. Now Krishna promises something more complete. Not just ideas, but the lived experience of the divine, which answers every deeper question.
In your life
Imagine someone who studied first aid for years, then saved a life on a train platform. Knowledge became wisdom. Take one thing you know and put it into practice this week.
Knowledge becomes wisdom when lived.