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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.45

All Existence Depends on the Lord

“All the worlds exist because You oversee them. None can live, move or have their being without Your supervision.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 2.45, translation

What the purport teaches

  • All the worlds exist because the Lord oversees them.
  • No one can live or move without His supervision.
  • The very existence of every being depends on His supervision.

Try this today

As you begin one ordinary activity today, pause to acknowledge your dependence on the Lord’s supervision.

Ask yourself

What changes in your outlook when you remember that even your existence depends on the 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.

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