Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.24
Material Attractions Do Not Appeal to Devotees
“In the material field, people are interested in material enjoyment, mystic power and sense gratification. But these things do not appeal to the devotee at all.
What the purport teaches
- In the material field, people are interested in material enjoyment.
- Mystic power and sense gratification are also objects of material interest.
- These things do not appeal to the devotee at all.
Try this today
Notice one desire for sense gratification today and pause before acting on it.
Ask yourself
How much of your attention is drawn toward material enjoyment or sense gratification?
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.