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Recognizing the Beginning Stage of Faith

“ ‘One whose faith is not very strong, who is just beginning, should be considered a neophyte devotee.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 22.70, translation

What the purport teaches

  • A neophyte devotee is just beginning.
  • His faith is not yet very strong.
  • The Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu identifies this as the neophyte stage of devotion.

Try this today

Quietly identify one area in which your faith is still weak.

Ask yourself

Can I honestly recognize where my faith is still not very strong?

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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