Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.99
Spiritual Absorption Lessens Material Engagement
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested Raghupati Upādhyāya to continue speaking about the pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Thus the Lord was absorbed in ecstatic love, and His mind and body slackened.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested Raghupati Upādhyāya to continue speaking about Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes.
- The Lord became absorbed in ecstatic love, and His mind and body slackened.
- Our minds and bodies are always engaged in material activities. When activated on the spiritual platform, they slacken on the material platform.
Try this today
Set aside one minute from your usual activities to read attentively about Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes.
Ask yourself
How much of your attention is occupied by material activities rather than hearing about Śrī Kṛṣṇa?
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.