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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.262

Great abilities joined with deep humility

“Śrīla Rūpa and Sanātana are very much experienced in education, devotional service, intelligence and strength, yet they think themselves inferior to straw in the street.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 16.262, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrīla Rūpa and Sanātana are very experienced in education and devotional service.
  • They also possess intelligence and strength.
  • Despite these qualities, they think themselves inferior to straw in the street.

Try this today

Use one of your abilities to help someone today without drawing attention to yourself.

Ask yourself

How might you hold your abilities with greater humility?

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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