Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.98
Imperfect Knowledge Can Mislead Us
“When the people saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, they actually saw Kṛṣṇa, but because they were following their own imperfect knowledge, they accepted the wrong thing as Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- When the people saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, they actually saw Kṛṣṇa.
- Yet they followed their own imperfect knowledge.
- Because of this, they accepted the wrong thing as Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Reread the translation and pause to acknowledge that your own understanding can be imperfect.
Ask yourself
Where might confidence in my own imperfect knowledge keep me from recognizing the truth?
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.