Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.119
Humility Reveals Our True Benefit
“An ignorant living being does not recognize his actual profit. Because of ignorance and material pride, he sometimes considers profit a loss, but when his pride is cut down he can actually see his true benefit.”
What the purport teaches
- An ignorant living being does not recognize his actual profit.
- Ignorance and material pride can make a person mistake a benefit for a loss.
- When pride is cut down, a person can see his true benefit. Vallabha Bhaṭṭa’s reflections show this change in understanding.
Try this today
Reconsider one recent correction and write down one possible benefit you initially overlooked.
Ask yourself
Have I mistaken a helpful correction for a loss because it hurt my pride?
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.