Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.103
The Lord Teaches Discernment in Association
“Every day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu refused their invitations because He feared associating with Māyāvādī sannyāsīs.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu refused the invitations every day because He feared associating with Māyāvādī sannyāsīs.
- A Vaiṣṇava sannyāsī never accepts an invitation from those who consider Māyāvādī and Vaiṣṇava sannyāsīs one and the same. Vaiṣṇava sannyāsīs avoid associating or eating with Māyāvādī sannyāsīs.
- The sannyāsīs of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement must follow this principle. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught it through His personal behavior.
Try this today
Write one sentence identifying the principle that the Lord taught sannyāsīs through His behavior.
Ask yourself
Why is it important not to treat Māyāvādī and Vaiṣṇava sannyāsīs as one and the same?
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.