Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.116
Praise and Correction Without a Grudge
“When He saw someone doing nicely, the Lord praised him, but if He saw that someone was not working to His satisfaction, He immediately chastised that person, not bearing him any grudge.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord praised anyone He saw doing nicely.
- When someone was not working to His satisfaction, He immediately chastised that person.
- Even when correcting someone, He bore that person no grudge.
Try this today
Give someone specific praise today for a task done well.
Ask yourself
When correction is needed, can you offer it without holding a grudge?
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.