Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.187
Learning Does Not Define an Ātmārāma
“Everyone has some kind of intelligence, and one who utilizes his intelligence is called an ātmārāma. There are two types of ātmārāmas. One is a learned scholar and philosopher, and the other is an uneducated, illiterate, foolish person.
What the purport teaches
- Everyone has some kind of intelligence.
- One who utilizes that intelligence is called an ātmārāma.
- Two types are described: the learned scholar and philosopher, and the uneducated, illiterate, foolish person.
Try this today
Take a minute today to consider how you can use the understanding you already have in devotional service.
Ask yourself
Am I more concerned with how learned I appear than with how I use my intelligence?
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.