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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.107

Pure Love Already Lives Within

“Pure love for Kṛṣṇa is eternally established in the hearts of the living entities. It is not something to be gained from another source. When the heart is purified by hearing and chanting, this love naturally awakens.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 22.107, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Pure love for Kṛṣṇa is eternally established in the hearts of living entities.
  • This love is not something that must be gained from another source.
  • Hearing and chanting purify the heart. When the heart is purified, this love naturally awakens.

Try this today

Make a little time today for hearing and chanting, remembering that these activities purify the heart.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that love for Kṛṣṇa already exists in my heart affect my approach to practice?

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.

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