Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.87
Surrender and Fix Your Intelligence on Him
“This is the opulence of the Lord. Although situated within the material nature, He is never affected by the modes of nature. Similarly, those who have surrendered to Him and have fixed their intelligence upon Him are not influenced by the modes of nature.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord is situated within material nature.
- Yet He is never affected by the modes of nature. This freedom is His opulence.
- Those who surrender to Him and fix their intelligence upon Him are also not influenced by the modes of nature.
Try this today
Before one decision today, pause to remember the Lord and reflect on how to act in surrender to Him.
Ask yourself
What would fixing your intelligence upon the Lord look like in one decision today?
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.