Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.267
Accept Only What You Need
“In one day enough food was brought for ten or twenty people, but the hunter and his wife would accept only as much as they could eat.
What the purport teaches
- In one day, people brought enough food for ten or twenty people.
- The hunter and his wife accepted only as much as they could eat.
- Even with so much food available, they limited what they accepted to their needs.
Try this today
At one meal today, take only as much food as you can eat.
Ask yourself
When more is available than you need, what helps you accept only enough?
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.