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Love Deepens Longing for the Lord
“ ‘It is a characteristic of love of Godhead that by nature it induces transcendental symptoms in one’s body and makes one more and more greedy to achieve the shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord.
What the purport teaches
- Love of Godhead naturally induces transcendental symptoms in the body.
- It makes a devotee increasingly eager to achieve the shelter of the Lord’s lotus feet.
- This growing longing for the Lord’s shelter is a characteristic of love of Godhead.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer expressing your desire for the shelter of the Lord’s lotus feet.
Ask yourself
Do you long more for outward experiences or for the shelter of the Lord’s lotus feet?
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.