Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.195
Faith in Spiritual Authority Brings Understanding
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then assured the brāhmaṇa, “Have faith in My words and do not burden your mind any longer with this misconception.””
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked the brāhmaṇa to have faith in His words and no longer burden his mind with the misconception.
- We should not try to understand things beyond material conception through argument and counterargument.
- We should follow great authorities coming down in the paramparā system. Approaching a bona fide ācārya and keeping faith in his words makes spiritual realization easy.
Try this today
Reread Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s assurance and write down its instruction to have faith in His words.
Ask yourself
How can faith in a bona fide ācārya guide my efforts to understand spiritual matters?
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.