Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.164
Devotional Service Is Life’s Highest Perfection
“To taste the fruit of devotional service in Goloka Vṛndāvana is the highest perfection of life, and in the presence of such perfection, the four material perfections — religion, economic development, sense gratification and liberation — are very insignificant achievements.
What the purport teaches
- Tasting the fruit of devotional service in Goloka Vṛndāvana is the highest perfection of life.
- Religion, economic development, sense gratification and liberation are insignificant beside this perfection. Even the yogīs’ material perfections cannot compare with the devotee’s eternal bliss.
- The pure devotee is not interested in these lesser achievements. His only interest is perfecting devotional service to the Lord.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes today to improve one act of devotional service rather than pursue a material achievement.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking some other achievement more eagerly than perfection in devotional service?
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.