Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 9.51
Practice First, Then Teach
“The great gardener, Lord Caitanya, personally eats this fruit, and as a result He constantly remains mad, as if helpless and bewildered.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Caitanya, the great gardener, personally eats the fruit. As a result, He constantly remains mad, as if helpless and bewildered.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mission is to act Himself and teach the people. A real teacher first practices and then teaches.
- Teaching will not be effective unless one understands the philosophy one speaks. One should both understand the philosophy and implement it practically in life.
Try this today
Choose one teaching you understand and take one small action today to live by it.
Ask yourself
How can I put into practice a teaching that I share with others?
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.