श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।
सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
O destroyer of enemies, knowledge considered as a sacrifice is greater than sacrifices requiring materials. O son of Prtha, all actions in their totality culminate in knowledge.
Osho’s Commentary
Of all sacrifices, Krishna declares, the sacrifice of knowledge—jnanayajna—is the highest. You can offer wealth, you can offer rituals, you can offer austerities. These are all good, but they are sacrifices of material things, dravyamayat. The sacrifice of knowledge is far superior. What is the sacrifice of knowledge? It is the sacrifice of your ignorance, your ego, your prejudices, your borrowed beliefs. It is the willingness to die to what you think you know, in order to be open to what is. And ultimately, says Krishna, all actions, sarvam karma akhilam, in their totality, find their culmination, their fulfillment, in knowledge. Action is the path, but knowledge is the destination. You act to purify yourself, to become ready. But the final liberation happens only when the light of knowing dawns. Action is the preparation of the soil; knowledge is the flowering.