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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.129

Repeated Hearing Without Revealing One’s Thoughts

“You are hearing again and again, yet You keep silent. I cannot understand what is actually within Your mind.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 6.129, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya noted that Caitanya Mahāprabhu was hearing again and again.
  • Despite this repeated hearing, Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained silent.
  • Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said he could not understand what was actually within His mind.

Try this today

Share one sincere thought or question with someone whose explanation you have been hearing.

Ask yourself

When I listen silently, what might the speaker still need to know about my thoughts?

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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