Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.100
Learning Begins with Admitting What We Lack
“I do not know what is beneficial for me or what is detrimental. Nonetheless, in ordinary dealings people consider me a learned scholar, and I am also thinking of myself as such.
What the purport teaches
- The speaker admits that he does not know what is beneficial for him or what is detrimental.
- In ordinary dealings, people consider him a learned scholar.
- He also thinks of himself as learned, yet acknowledges this gap in his understanding.
Try this today
Write down one thing you do not yet understand about what is truly beneficial for you.
Ask yourself
Does thinking of myself as knowledgeable keep me from admitting what I do not understand?
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.