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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 14.222

Contentment Among Vṛndāvana’s Desire Trees

“Vṛndāvana is a natural forest of desire trees and creepers, and the inhabitants do not want anything but the fruits and flowers of those desire trees.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 14.222, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Vṛndāvana is a natural forest of desire trees and creepers.
  • Those desire trees provide fruits and flowers.
  • The inhabitants want nothing but those fruits and flowers.

Try this today

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the inhabitants’ contentment with the fruits and flowers of the desire trees.

Ask yourself

What strikes me about the inhabitants wanting only fruits and flowers amid such abundance?

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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