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An Embrace and an Offering

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to embrace each and every tree and creeper, and they began to offer their fruits and flowers as if in meditation.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 17.204, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced each and every tree and creeper.
  • The trees and creepers began to offer their fruits and flowers.
  • They made these offerings as if in meditation.

Try this today

Take a quiet moment today to reflect on the trees and creepers offering what they bear.

Ask yourself

How does the image of trees and creepers offering their fruits and flowers inspire you?

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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