Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.164
Distinguish Lust From Pure Love
“Lust and love have different characteristics, just as iron and gold have different natures.”
What the purport teaches
- Lust and love have different characteristics.
- Sexual love and pure love belong to different categories, with a gulf of difference between them.
- Their natures are as different as iron and gold. One should try to discriminate between them.
Try this today
Write down the comparison “iron and gold” as a reminder not to equate lust with pure love.
Ask yourself
Do I treat lust and pure love as different categories, or confuse them?
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.