Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.163
One with and Different from the Lord
“In the Bhagavad-gītā the living entity is established as the marginal potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Yet you say that the living entity is completely different from the Lord.
What the purport teaches
- The Bhagavad-gītā establishes the living entity as the marginal potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The living entity and the Supreme Lord are one in quality but different in quantity.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s philosophy of acintya-bhedābheda-tattva accepts this oneness and difference at the same time.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining the distinction between oneness in quality and difference in quantity.
Ask yourself
How does being one in quality yet different in quantity help you understand your relationship with the Lord?
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.