Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.74
One Absolute Truth, Three Names
“ ‘Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth say that it is nondual knowledge and is called impersonal Brahman, localized Paramātmā and the Personality of Godhead.’
What the purport teaches
- Learned transcendentalists describe the Absolute Truth as nondual knowledge.
- They call this one truth impersonal Brahman, localized Paramātmā and the Personality of Godhead.
- The purport identifies this statement as a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Try this today
Write the three descriptions of the Absolute Truth together, with ‘one Absolute Truth’ above them.
Ask yourself
What does ‘nondual knowledge’ suggest about the relationship between these three descriptions?
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.