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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.111

The Absolute Truth Is the Supreme Person

“According to direct understanding, the Absolute Truth is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has all spiritual opulences. No one can be equal to or greater than Him.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 7.111, translation

What the purport teaches

  • According to direct understanding, the Absolute Truth is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • He possesses all spiritual opulences.
  • No one can be equal to or greater than Him. The purport states that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam confirms this teaching of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and pause to reflect on the words “No one can be equal to or greater than Him.”

Ask yourself

How does understanding the Absolute Truth as the Supreme Person shape your understanding of God?

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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