So we hear these statements of Bhagavad-Gita and theoretically we can understand, but realized knowledge means not only do we understand, but our actions are consistent with that understanding. If we have realized that we are not this body, then we do not become disturbed in happiness and distress. We do not try to gratify the senses more than necessary, because we realize that our satisfaction is not derived by gratifying demands of the body. So realized knowledge is superior to theoretical knowledge.
August 15, 1992, Dnepropetrovsk