Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.125
Devotee Association Brings Great Happiness
“ ‘O great learned devotee, although there are many faults in this material world, there is one good opportunity — the association with devotees. Such association brings about great happiness. Due to this good quality, our strong desire to achieve liberation by merging into the Brahman effulgence has become weakened.’
What the purport teaches
- Although the material world has many faults, it offers one good opportunity: association with devotees.
- Such association brings great happiness.
- The speakers describe how this happiness has weakened their strong desire to merge into the Brahman effulgence.
Try this today
Make time for a brief conversation with a devotee today, and notice what you value in that association.
Ask yourself
What happiness have you found in the company of devotees?
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.