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Bring Spiritual Doubts to the Spiritual Master
“I saw that I had become mad by chanting the holy name, and I immediately submitted this at the lotus feet of my spiritual master.
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately submitted His experience of ecstasy at the lotus feet of His spiritual master.
- As an ideal teacher, He shows that a disciple should refer doubts to the spiritual master for clarification.
- Even in the liberated position, one should never think oneself independent of the spiritual master.
Try this today
Write down one spiritual doubt today to bring to your spiritual master for clarification.
Ask yourself
What doubt about my spiritual progress do I need to bring for clarification?
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.