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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.24

Keep Giving While Practicing Tolerance

“The tree delivers its fruits, flowers and whatever else it possesses to anyone and everyone. It tolerates scorching heat and torrents of rain, yet it still gives shelter to others.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 20.24, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The tree gives its fruits, flowers, and whatever else it possesses to anyone and everyone.
  • It tolerates scorching heat and torrents of rain.
  • Even while enduring these conditions, it continues to give shelter to others. Its tolerance is joined with generosity.

Try this today

Share something useful with someone today, even if doing so involves a small inconvenience.

Ask yourself

How can I continue to help others when circumstances are inconvenient?

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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