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Receive Instruction as Meant for Everyone

“When Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave this instruction to Kamalākānta, all present considered it to be meant for everyone. Thus Advaita Ācārya was greatly pleased.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 12.53, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave this instruction directly to Kamalākānta.
  • Everyone present understood that the instruction was meant for all, not only for Kamalākānta.
  • Advaita Ācārya was greatly pleased.

Try this today

Choose one instruction from today’s reading and write how it applies to you.

Ask yourself

When I hear someone else being instructed, do I consider what I can learn too?

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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