Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.103
Outward Activities, Inward Ecstatic Love
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed His external activities, but His mind was filled with ecstatic love. With great difficulty He tried to restrain His mind, but it would always be overwhelmed by very deep ecstasy.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued to perform His external activities.
- Within, His mind was filled with ecstatic love.
- He tried with great difficulty to restrain His mind, but very deep ecstasy repeatedly overwhelmed it.
Try this today
Spend a minute reflecting on the words “His mind was filled with ecstatic love,” without trying to reproduce that experience.
Ask yourself
What does the contrast between His outward activities and inward love help you appreciate?
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.