Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.200
Pride in Learning Can Obscure Recognition
“Caitanya Mahāprabhu is certainly Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself. Because I could not understand Him and was very proud of my own learning, I have committed many offenses.”
What the purport teaches
- Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya declared that Caitanya Mahāprabhu is certainly Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself.
- He acknowledged that he had failed to understand Him and had been very proud of his own learning.
- He recognized that, because of this, he had committed many offenses.
Try this today
Before studying today, pause and acknowledge one limitation in your own understanding.
Ask yourself
Where might pride in your own knowledge make it difficult to receive spiritual instruction?
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.