Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.81
Logical Hypothesis Cannot Reveal the Supreme Lord
“The disciples of the Bhaṭṭācārya said, “We derive knowledge of the Absolute Truth by logical hypothesis.””
What the purport teaches
- The disciples of the Bhaṭṭācārya said they derived knowledge of the Absolute Truth by logical hypothesis.
- Gopīnātha Ācārya rejected logical hypothesis and argument as the means of attaining real knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The verse distinguishes claims based on reasoning from real knowledge of the Supreme Lord.
Try this today
Identify one assumption you hold about the Supreme Lord, and acknowledge that your reasoning alone does not establish it.
Ask yourself
Do I sometimes mistake my own reasoning for real knowledge of the Supreme 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.