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Spiritual Progress Gladdens the Spiritual Master
“ ‘Chanting the holy name in ecstasy causes Me to dance, laugh and cry.’ When My spiritual master heard all this, he smiled and then began to speak.
What the purport teaches
- He tells His spiritual master that chanting in ecstasy causes Him to dance, laugh and cry.
- When a disciple makes very good progress in spiritual life, the spiritual master feels glad and smiles in ecstasy.
- The spiritual master enjoys the disciple’s progress like a smiling parent watching a child learn to stand or crawl.
Try this today
Give a few attentive minutes to chanting today, remembering the spiritual master’s joy in a disciple’s progress.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that a disciple’s progress gladdens the spiritual master encourage me?
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.