Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 18.58
Fear Can Obscure What We Experience
“This ghost, however, overcomes me with redoubled strength when I chant the Nṛsiṁha mantra. When I even see the form of this ghost, great fear arises in my mind.
What the purport teaches
- The fisherman says that what he thinks is a ghost overcomes him with redoubled strength when he chants the Nṛsiṁha mantra.
- Even seeing the form fills his mind with great fear.
- The neighbouring verses explain that he is affected by ecstatic love as well as fear. His description of a ghost does not reflect the full truth.
Try this today
Recall one unsettling experience today and distinguish what you observed from what you feared.
Ask yourself
When has fear made it difficult for you to understand an experience?
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.