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Neutrality and Servitorship Develop in Love

“The position of neutrality increases up to the point where one can appreciate love of Godhead. The mellow of servitorship gradually increases to the point of spontaneous love of Godhead.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 23.54, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The position of neutrality increases up to appreciation of love of Godhead.
  • The mellow of servitorship also increases gradually.
  • Servitorship develops to the point of spontaneous love of Godhead.

Try this today

Make two short notes: the point reached by neutrality and the point reached by servitorship.

Ask yourself

What distinction do you notice between the development of neutrality and that of servitorship?

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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