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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 12.54

Appreciate Serious Spiritual Instruction

“Only Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu could understand the intentions of Advaita Ācārya, and Advaita Ācārya appreciated the grave instruction of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 12.54, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Advaita Ācārya had intentions that only Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu could understand.
  • Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s instruction was grave and serious.
  • Advaita Ācārya appreciated that instruction.

Try this today

Reread Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s instruction and note one reason to appreciate its seriousness.

Ask yourself

Can I appreciate a serious instruction even when I do not understand all that lies behind it?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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