Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.140
Honestly Expressing Uncertainty About Spiritual Benefit
“I came here for my benefit, but now I see that I am getting just the opposite. I do not know, nor can I ascertain, how there will be benefit for me.”
What the purport teaches
- Sanātana Gosvāmī had come hoping for his own benefit.
- He now feels that he is receiving the opposite of what he hoped for.
- He openly admits that he cannot see how benefit will come to him.
Try this today
Write down one uncertainty about your spiritual life that you would like to discuss with a trusted devotee.
Ask yourself
Can I honestly acknowledge when I do not understand what will benefit me?
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.