Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.136
Acceptance Without Satisfaction
“We know that all this word jugglery springs from the imagination of Śaṅkarācārya, and yet because we belong to his sect, we accept it although it does not satisfy us.
What the purport teaches
- The sannyāsīs acknowledged that this word jugglery sprang from the imagination of Śaṅkarācārya.
- They accepted it because they belonged to his sect.
- Although they accepted these explanations, they admitted that the explanations did not satisfy them.
Try this today
Write down one point in your study that you accept but do not yet clearly understand.
Ask yourself
Do I accept an explanation merely from loyalty, even when it does not satisfy me?
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.