Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.108
Three Types of Impersonal Brahman Worshipers
“There are three types of people who worship the impersonal Brahman. The first is the beginner, the second is one whose thoughts are absorbed in Brahman, and the third is one who is actually merged in the impersonal Brahman.
What the purport teaches
- The first type of worshiper of impersonal Brahman is a beginner.
- The second type has thoughts absorbed in Brahman.
- The third type is actually merged in the impersonal Brahman.
Try this today
List the three types in order: beginner, absorbed in thought, and merged in impersonal Brahman.
Ask yourself
How does this distinction help me understand that Brahman worshipers are not all at the same stage?
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.