Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.146
Religion Means Acting on Divine Knowledge
“Among human beings, those who are followers of the Vedic principles are considered civilized. Among these, almost half simply give lip service while committing all kinds of sinful activities against these principles. Such people do not care for the regulative principles.
What the purport teaches
- The word veda means “knowledge.” Supreme knowledge means understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead, our relationship with Him, and acting according to that relationship.
- Religion means following the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Merely giving lip service while acting against the Vedic principles is not genuine observance.
- Knowledge that seeks the Supreme Being can be accepted as a bona fide religious system. Religious systems differ according to place, disciples and people’s capacity to understand.
Try this today
Choose one religious principle you already follow and make one deliberate choice in accordance with it today.
Ask yourself
Where could your actions better reflect the religious principles you profess?
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.