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True Spiritual Leadership Is Compassionate
“Seeing the activities of the world, the Ācārya felt compassion and began to ponder how He could act for the people’s benefit.”
What the purport teaches
- Seeing the world’s activities, the Ācārya felt compassion and considered how to benefit people. Serious concern for public welfare marks a bona fide ācārya.
- An ācārya does not exploit his followers. His heart is full of compassion, and he helps people make their activities favorable for devotion.
- Although Śrī Advaita Prabhu was powerful enough to act, He thought as a submissive servitor. He considered the Lord’s personal appearance necessary to improve society’s fallen condition.
Try this today
Choose one everyday activity and consider how to make it favorable for devotion.
Ask yourself
Does my concern for others include helping them turn toward devotional service?
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.