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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.176

Selective Faith Is Faulty Logic

“If you have faith in one but disrespect the other, your logic is like the logic of accepting half a hen.*

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 5.176, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author challenges having faith in one brother while disrespecting the other.
  • He compares this approach to accepting half a hen.
  • The comparison exposes the faulty logic of accepting one while rejecting the other.

Try this today

Write one sentence explaining why honoring only one of the two brothers is inconsistent.

Ask yourself

Am I trying to combine faith in one brother with disrespect for the other?

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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