Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.146
Relationship, Service, and Love Complete Vedānta
“One’s relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, activities in terms of that relationship, and the ultimate goal of life [to develop love of God] — these three subjects are explained in every aphorism of the Vedānta-sūtra, for they form the culmination of the entire Vedānta philosophy.”
What the purport teaches
- Every aphorism of the Vedānta-sūtra explains one's relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- It also explains activities performed in terms of that relationship.
- The ultimate goal is to develop love of God. These three subjects form the culmination of the entire Vedānta philosophy.
Try this today
Write three short lines: your relationship with the Lord, an activity expressing it, and the goal of developing love of God.
Ask yourself
How can my activities reflect my relationship with the Lord and the goal of loving Him?
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.