Are we trying to cleanse ourselves with drain water instead of Ganges water?
Material sense speculation leads to the
conclusion that the Supreme is formless. It is because of such mental
speculation that the conditioned soul remains in ignorance under the
spell of illusory energy. The Supreme Person has to be understood by the
transcendental sound vibrated by Him in Bhagavad-gita, wherein He says
that there is nothing superior to Himself; the impersonal Brahman
effulgence is resting on His personality. The purified, absolute vision
of Bhagavad-gita is compared to the River Ganges. Ganges water is so pure
that it can purify even the asses and cows. But anyone who, disregarding
the pure Ganges, wishes to be purified instead by the filthy water
flowing in a drain, cannot be successful. Similarly, one can successfully
attain pure knowledge of the Absolute only by hearing from the pure
Absolute Himself.