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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.77

Qualities in Part and in Full

“ ‘These qualities are sometimes very minutely exhibited in living beings, but they are fully manifested in the Supreme Personality of Godhead.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 23.77, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Living entities are parts and parcels of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • These qualities are sometimes exhibited very minutely in living beings.
  • The same qualities are fully manifested in the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Try this today

Write one sentence contrasting the minute expression of these qualities in living beings with their fullness in the Lord.

Ask yourself

How does this distinction help you understand your relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead?

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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