Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 2.23
Another’s Inner Unhappiness Is Hard to Know
“In the scriptures it is said that one person can never know the unhappiness in the mind of another. Therefore what can I say of My dear friends, Lalitā and the others? Nor can they understand the unhappiness within Me. They simply try to console Me repeatedly, saying, ‘Dear friend, be patient.’
What the purport teaches
- The speaker recalls the scriptural statement that one person can never know the unhappiness in another’s mind.
- Even Her dear friends, Lalitā and the others, cannot understand the unhappiness within Her.
- Her friends repeatedly try to console Her by saying, “Dear friend, be patient.” Their reassurance does not mean they understand Her inner pain.
Try this today
If someone shares a difficulty today, let them finish before offering reassurance.
Ask yourself
When someone is unhappy, do you listen before asking them to be patient?
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.