Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.177
Faith Must Not Become Hypocrisy
“It would be better to be an atheist by slighting both brothers than a hypocrite by believing in one and slighting the other.”
What the purport teaches
- Believing in one brother while slighting the other is called hypocrisy.
- The author says that slighting both brothers would be atheism.
- His strong comparison warns that selective belief joined with disrespect is worse than openly slighting both.
Try this today
Examine one way you speak about the two brothers, and make sure it expresses respect for both.
Ask yourself
Do my attitudes toward both brothers agree with the faith I profess?
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.