Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.121
Devotional Service Transcends Religious Differences
“ ‘As far as religious principles are concerned, there is a consideration of the person, the country, the time and the circumstance. In devotional service, however, there are no such considerations. Devotional service is transcendental to all such considerations.
What the purport teaches
- On the material platform, religious principles differ according to the person, country, time and circumstance.
- The transcendental service of the Lord, sādhana-bhakti, is above these limited considerations.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu teaches that religious unity can be achieved on the common platform of transcendental devotional service.
Try this today
Today, notice one religious difference without judging the person, and recall that devotional service is above such limited considerations.
Ask yourself
How might seeing devotional service as a common platform change how you regard people of different religions?
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.