Chapter 4 Shloka 40 अज्ञश्चश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः Ajnyashchaashraddadhaanashcha samshayaatmaa vinashyati Naayam lokosti na paro na sukham sanshayaatmanaha One who is ignorant devoid of faith and who doubts constantly is destroyed. Neither in this world nor in other worlds is peace attained by one who constantly doubts. Shri Krishna explains the obstacles that prevent us from accessing that knowledge. There are three main obstacles Ignorance, Lack of faith and constant Doubting. Fortunate are those who have had the chance to even come across something called Spiritual knowledge, scriptures, Gita and so on. But unless one comes across a taste of the scriptures one spends their entire life totally ignorant of the eternal reality. So it is this ignorance that becomes the obstacle towards the knowledge of self-realization. Secondly Shri Krishna says that one who lacks faith will never fully gain this knowledge. Without faith we will not last in the long and arduous journey. Finally the person who doubts everything will also find it difficult to gain knowledge. Skepticism (संदेह) and inquiry is absolutely important. In fact it is encouraged by spiritual teachers. But constant doubting without taking efforts to resolve those doubts will become a huge roadblock in gaining spiritual knowledge. Shri Krishna also says that constant doubting is not just an obstacle on the spiritual path. It also prevents us from living peacefully in the material world.
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