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A Spotless Temple, a Pacified Mind

“In this way all the quarters of the Guṇḍicā temple were completely cleansed and cleared. All quarters were cool and spotless, like one’s cleansed and pacified mind.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 12.133, translation

What the purport teaches

  • All quarters of the Guṇḍicā temple were completely cleansed and cleared.
  • Every quarter was cool and spotless.
  • The cleaned temple is compared to one’s cleansed and pacified mind.

Try this today

Clean and clear one small area today, then pause to reflect on the verse’s comparison.

Ask yourself

What does the image of a cool, spotless temple help me understand about a pacified mind?

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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