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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.191

Fear Leads to Ending the Interference

“After seeing this, I was very much afraid. I asked them not to stop the congregational chanting but to go sit down at home.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.191, translation

What the purport teaches

  • After seeing what had happened, the speaker became very much afraid.
  • He asked the orderlies not to stop the congregational chanting.
  • Instead of sending them out again, he told them to go sit down at home.

Try this today

Take a quiet moment today to reflect on allowing congregational chanting to continue without interference.

Ask yourself

What can you notice about the speaker’s willingness to change his instructions?

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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