Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.104
Use Human Life to Grow in Devotion
“Association with a devotee, the mercy of Kṛṣṇa, and the nature of devotional service help one to give up all undesirable association and gradually attain elevation to the platform of love of Godhead.
What the purport teaches
- Pure devotee association, Kṛṣṇa’s mercy, and devotional service help one leave undesirable association and gradually attain love of Godhead.
- A pure devotee is not attracted by the material opulence awarded by māyā. Spending life pursuing such opulence is a misuse of the gift of human life.
- The purport judges worldly activity by whether it frees humanity from the cycle of birth and death. Understanding that there is life after death is the beginning of spiritual knowledge.
Try this today
Use a few minutes normally spent pursuing material comfort for devotional service today.
Ask yourself
Am I using the gift of human life mainly to acquire material opulence or to develop love of Godhead?
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.