Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.133
Disturbance Blocks Access to the Treasure
“ ‘If you dig on the western side, there is a ghost who will create such a disturbance that your hands will not even touch the treasure.
What the purport teaches
- Digging on the western side brings one into the presence of a ghost.
- The ghost creates a disturbance that prevents access to the treasure.
- Although one digs, one's hands will not even touch the treasure.
Try this today
Pause before one task today and consider whether your chosen approach can actually lead to its goal.
Ask yourself
What does this warning teach me about choosing where to direct my effort?
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.