Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.162
Redirect Your Attraction to Kṛṣṇa
“ ‘You should know Kṛṣṇa to be the original soul of all ātmās [living entities]. For the benefit of the whole universe, He has, out of His causeless mercy, appeared as an ordinary human being. He has done this by the strength of His own internal potency.’
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is the original soul of all living entities. Out of causeless mercy, He appears as an ordinary human being through His internal potency for the benefit of the whole universe.
- The soul is part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, and therefore Kṛṣṇa is very dear to every living entity. The body is dear because the soul lives within it.
- Forgetting his constitutional position, the soul thinks he is only the body and becomes subject to material nature. By reawakening attraction for Kṛṣṇa, one understands oneself as His part and parcel and becomes free from bodily attachment.
Try this today
When one bodily concern arises today, pause and remember: “I am not the body; I am part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa.” Turn your attention toward Him.
Ask yourself
Where do you notice the thought “I am the body, and this belongs to me” shaping your attachments?
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.