Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 2.86
Transmit Truth Without Injecting Personal Opinion
“In this Caitanya-caritāmṛta there is no contradictory conclusion, nor is anyone else’s opinion accepted. I have written this book to describe the simple substance as I have heard it from superiors. If I become involved in someone’s likes and dislikes, I cannot possibly write the simple truth.”
What the purport teaches
- Following one’s predecessors is the simplest path. Attachment to them leads along the way of devotional service indicated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- The author did not inject personal opinion into Caitanya-caritāmṛta. He described what he understood from his superiors without being carried away by others’ likes and dislikes.
- These facts are matters for realization and are understandable to real devotees. Mundane scholarship cannot awaken or describe spontaneous love of Godhead.
Try this today
Summarize one teaching from this purport in a sentence, checking that you have not added your own opinion.
Ask yourself
Where might my likes and dislikes interfere with receiving what my predecessors teach?
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.