Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.23
Learn Quiet Tolerance from a Tree
“When a tree is cut down, it does not protest, and even when drying up, it does not ask anyone for water.
What the purport teaches
- When a tree is cut down, it does not protest.
- Even when drying up, the tree does not ask anyone for water.
- These two examples illustrate the tree-like tolerance described as a quality of one who chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
Try this today
During one minor inconvenience today, pause before complaining and quietly chant the holy name.
Ask yourself
How do I respond to small inconveniences: with patience or immediate complaint?
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.