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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.128

Ecstatic Love and Patience

“Indeed, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Advaita Ācārya displayed agitation due to ecstatic love. Seeing the time and circumstance, however, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained patient.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 11.128, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Advaita Ācārya displayed agitation due to ecstatic love.
  • Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu considered the time and circumstance.
  • Even amid this ecstatic love, He remained patient.

Try this today

In one emotional moment today, pause to consider the circumstances and respond patiently.

Ask yourself

When feelings are strong, do I consider the time and circumstance before acting?

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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