Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.171
Lust and Love Are Quite Different
“Therefore lust and love are quite different. Lust is like dense darkness, but love is like the bright sun.”
What the purport teaches
- Lust and love are quite different, not the same.
- Lust is compared to dense darkness.
- Love is compared to the bright sun.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and write down its two contrasting images.
Ask yourself
How does the contrast between darkness and sunlight help you reflect on lust and love?
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.