Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.158
One Absolute Truth, Three Names
“ ‘Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this nondual substance Brahman, Paramātmā or Bhagavān.’
What the purport teaches
- Learned transcendentalists know the Absolute Truth as a nondual substance.
- They call this one Truth Brahman, Paramātmā or Bhagavān.
- These names refer to the same Absolute Truth, not separate truths.
Try this today
Write down Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān, and beside them write: “One nondual Absolute Truth.”
Ask yourself
How does knowing that these three names refer to one Absolute Truth help your understanding?
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.