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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.22

Respect Leads to a Changed Focus

“All the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs offered their obeisances unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and then began to discuss His movement, giving up their studies of Vedānta and Māyāvāda philosophy.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.22, translation

What the purport teaches

  • All the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs offered their obeisances to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • They then began discussing His movement.
  • They gave up their studies of Vedānta and Māyāvāda philosophy, turning their attention to the Lord’s movement.

Try this today

Spend a few minutes discussing the chanting described in this passage with a fellow reader.

Ask yourself

What place do respectful attention and discussion of the Lord’s movement have in my study?

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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