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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.43

Love Sustains the Search

“Everyone was overwhelmed with moroseness and almost unconscious, but out of ecstatic love they continued to wander here and there, searching for the Lord.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 18.43, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Everyone was overwhelmed with moroseness and almost unconscious.
  • Even in this condition, they continued wandering here and there, searching for the Lord.
  • Their search continued out of ecstatic love; their sorrow did not end their effort.

Try this today

Take a quiet minute today to reflect on the devotees’ love, which kept them searching despite their sorrow.

Ask yourself

How does their continued search reveal the strength of their love?

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.

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