Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.158
Recognize Unwanted Desires Alongside Devotion
“Sometimes unwanted creepers, such as the creepers of desires for material enjoyment and liberation from the material world, grow along with the creeper of devotional service. The varieties of such unwanted creepers are unlimited.
What the purport teaches
- Unwanted creepers sometimes grow alongside the creeper of devotional service.
- Desires for material enjoyment and liberation from the material world are examples of these unwanted creepers.
- The varieties of unwanted creepers are unlimited. Not everything growing alongside devotion is itself devotional service.
Try this today
Write down one desire for material enjoyment or liberation that you notice in yourself today, recognizing it as distinct from devotional service.
Ask yourself
Do I notice desires for material enjoyment or liberation growing alongside my devotion?
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.