Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.35
True Intelligence Turns Toward Devotional Service
“Due to bad association, the living entity desires material happiness, liberation or merging into the impersonal aspect of the Lord, or he engages in mystic yoga for material power. If such a person actually becomes intelligent, he takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness by engaging himself in intense devotional service to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
What the purport teaches
- Bad association leads the living entity to desire material happiness, liberation or merging into the Lord’s impersonal aspect.
- It may also lead one to practice mystic yoga for material power.
- One who actually becomes intelligent takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness through intense devotional service to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Set aside a few undistracted minutes today for devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Is my association encouraging material desires or devotion to Kṛṣṇa?
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.