According to the Bhagavad Gita, we can reach God by loving God, by acting with purity in doing our duty, and by learning the truth. Knowledge is a boat that takes us across the ocean of ignorance to God. Knowledge is the fire that burns our karma. It is the sword that cuts out doubt. Knowing the truth releases the bond that binds our soul to the material world and frees us from the endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth:
But I quickly rescue
from birth and death
whoever loves only Me
and does everything for Me only
and worships Me all the time
(Gita 12:6)
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