Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.12
Turning Away from Service Brings Conditioning
“Apart from the ever-liberated devotees, there are the conditioned souls, who always turn away from the service of the Lord. They are perpetually conditioned in this material world and are subjected to the material tribulations brought about by different bodily forms in hellish conditions.
What the purport teaches
- Conditioned souls are distinct from the ever-liberated devotees.
- They always turn away from the service of the Lord and remain perpetually conditioned in this material world.
- They suffer material tribulations brought about by different bodily forms in hellish conditions.
Try this today
Identify one moment today when you resist serving the Lord, and pause to reconsider that choice.
Ask yourself
Where do you notice a tendency to turn away from serving the Lord?
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.