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Joy That These Teachings Remain Beyond Them
“For fear of them I do not wish to speak, but if they do not understand, then what can be happier in all the three worlds?”
What the purport teaches
- The author says that fear of them makes him unwilling to speak.
- Yet he welcomes the prospect that they will not understand.
- He asks what could be happier in all the three worlds than their not understanding.
Try this today
Read the two parts of this translation slowly, noticing the movement from fear to happiness.
Ask yourself
What do the author’s hesitation and happiness show me about his care in revealing these teachings?
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.