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Two Categories of Highly Advanced Ecstasy

“Highly advanced ecstasy is divided into two categories — mādana and mohana. Meeting together is called mādana, and separation is called mohana.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 23.58, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Highly advanced ecstasy is divided into two categories: mādana and mohana.
  • Meeting together is called mādana.
  • Separation is called mohana.

Try this today

Write “mādana—meeting together” and “mohana—separation,” then recall the meanings without looking.

Ask yourself

How does the distinction between meeting and separation help you remember these two categories?

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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