Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.121
Three Categories of Seekers of Brahman
“Those who wish to merge into the impersonal Brahman are also divided into three categories — those desiring to be liberated, those already liberated and those who have realized Brahman.
What the purport teaches
- Those who wish to merge into impersonal Brahman are divided into three categories.
- The first category consists of those desiring liberation; the second consists of those already liberated.
- The third category consists of those who have realized Brahman. The following verses explain how association with devotees can turn such seekers toward devotional service.
Try this today
Write down the three categories and note what distinguishes each one.
Ask yourself
How does this distinction help you understand that seekers of liberation may be at different stages?
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.