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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 4.29

Food Even for Those Who Do Not Ask

“In this village a person can beg food from others and thus eat. Some people drink only milk, but if a person does not ask anyone for food, I supply him all his eatables.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 4.29, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The boy explained that a person in the village could beg food from others and eat.
  • Some people in the village drank only milk.
  • If someone did not ask anyone for food, the boy supplied all his eatables.

Try this today

Offer a little food to someone today without waiting for them to ask.

Ask yourself

How might you notice someone’s need even when they do not ask for help?

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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