Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.140
Personal Desire Can Displease the Lord
“Your wanting to go with Me is simply a desire for sense gratification. In this way, you are breaking two religious principles, and because of this I am very unhappy.
What the purport teaches
- The Lord describes the desire to go with Him as simply a desire for sense gratification.
- He says that this desire is leading to the breaking of two religious principles.
- The Lord says that this makes Him very unhappy.
Try this today
Examine one choice today and ask whether personal satisfaction is drawing you away from a religious commitment.
Ask yourself
Could a desire I consider devotional be putting my own satisfaction ahead of the Lord’s happiness?
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.