Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.102
Inquire About Identity and the Threefold Miseries
“Who am I? Why do the threefold miseries always give me trouble? If I do not know this, how can I be benefited?
What the purport teaches
- The speaker asks, “Who am I?” and why the threefold miseries always trouble him. He asks how he can be benefited without knowing this.
- The threefold miseries arise from the body and mind, dealings with other living entities, and natural disturbances.
- These miseries are always before us and entrap us in a dangerous situation. There is danger in every step of life.
Try this today
Identify one difficulty you experienced today and note which of the three kinds of misery it belongs to.
Ask yourself
How might recognizing the threefold miseries deepen my inquiry into who I am?
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.