Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 8.16
Standards should not become traps
“Feeding a sannyāsī too much breaks his regulative principles, for when a sannyāsī eats too much, his renunciation is destroyed.”
What the purport teaches
- Rāmacandra Purī said that feeding a sannyāsī too much breaks his regulative principles.
- He argued that excessive eating destroys a sannyāsī’s renunciation. His criticism appealed to the discipline expected of renounced life.
- In the surrounding account, he had eaten sumptuously himself and urged Jagadānanda to eat generously. His criticism should be read alongside his own conduct.
Try this today
Choose one standard you expect from others and check your own conduct against it today.
Ask yourself
Do I apply standards to my own conduct before using them to criticize others?
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.