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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.103

Ask What Has Been Seen

“The next morning some respectable gentlemen came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and the Lord asked them, “Have you seen Kṛṣṇa?””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 18.103, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Some respectable gentlemen came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu the next morning.
  • The Lord asked them a direct question.
  • His question was, “Have you seen Kṛṣṇa?”

Try this today

In one conversation today, ask a simple question about what the other person directly observed, and listen to the answer.

Ask yourself

Do I take time to ask others what they have actually seen?

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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