--- title: "Bhagavad Gita 4: Devotion is a prerequisite to receive the Truth" key: "Bhagavad_Gita_4:_Devotion_is_a_prerequisite_to_receive_the_Truth" url: "https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita_4:_Devotion_is_a_prerequisite_to_receive_the_Truth" markdown_url: "https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita_4:_Devotion_is_a_prerequisite_to_receive_the_Truth.md" type: "article" language: "en" categories: - "Bhagavad Gita" updated: "2020-08-17T06:52:01.000Z" description: "Title Devotion is a prerequisite to receive the Truth Description From the works of Living Enlightened Master Paramahamsa Nithyananda." --- # Bhagavad Gita 4: Devotion is a prerequisite to receive the Truth ## Title Devotion is a prerequisite to receive the Truth ## Description From the works of Living Enlightened Master Paramahamsa Nithyananda. In this clip taken from discourse titled, "Bhagavad Gita -- Chapter 4: Path of Knowledge", Swamiji elaborates on the importance for a disciple to be ready, open, connected and devoted to the master before receiving the truth. If the truth is delivered to someone who is not ready, then it not only causes harm to himself, but to those around. Just like how personal experiences are shared only where there is intimacy, spiritual experiences are shared only when the disciple has become a part of the master. Ultimate truth is beyond the language of logic, and we need love and devotion to relate with the divine ## Link to Video: [YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpnh3VJ9B4E?) --- Categories: [Bhagavad Gita](https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Category:Bhagavad_Gita.md) Source: