Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 8.81
Do Not Twist Good Qualities Into Faults
“Even where there are hundreds of good qualities, a critic does not consider them. Rather, he attempts by some trick to point out a fault in those attributes.
What the purport teaches
- A critic may overlook hundreds of good qualities.
- Rather than considering those qualities, the critic searches for a fault.
- The verse describes how a critic may use some trick to point out a fault even in those good attributes.
Try this today
Bring to mind one person you tend to criticize and recognize one good quality without explaining it away.
Ask yourself
Have I tried to turn someone’s good quality into a reason to criticize them?
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.