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Hear With Faith and Without Argument

“The author requests every reader to hear these talks with faith and without argument. By studying them in this way, one will be able to understand the confidential truth of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.308, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author asks every reader to hear these talks with faith.
  • He also asks that they be heard without argument.
  • Studying in this way enables one to understand the confidential truth of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Try this today

Reread one of these translations with faith, setting aside the impulse to argue and attending to what it says.

Ask yourself

What would hearing with faith and without argument look like in your study today?

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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