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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.10

Two Categories of Living Entities

“The living entities [jīvas] are divided into two categories. Some are eternally liberated, and others are eternally conditioned.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 22.10, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The living entities are called jīvas.
  • Some living entities are eternally liberated.
  • Others are eternally conditioned. These are the two categories described here.

Try this today

Write down the two categories of living entities and read them aloud once.

Ask yourself

What distinction between living entities does this teaching ask you to recognize?

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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