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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.140

Accepting the Whole Truth

“When we speak of the Supreme as impersonal, we deny His spiritual potencies. Logically, if you accept half of the truth, you cannot understand the whole.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 7.140, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Speaking of the Supreme as impersonal denies His spiritual potencies.
  • Such an understanding accepts only half of the truth.
  • By accepting half of the truth, one cannot understand the whole.

Try this today

Pause over the phrase “His spiritual potencies” and note what an impersonal understanding leaves out.

Ask yourself

Does my understanding of the Supreme allow for His spiritual potencies?

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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