Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 5.51
Silence Is Followed by a Threat
“After the young brāhmaṇa submitted this statement, the elderly brāhmaṇa remained silent. Taking this opportunity, his son immediately came out with a stick to strike the younger man.”
What the purport teaches
- After the young brāhmaṇa spoke, the elderly brāhmaṇa remained silent.
- The elderly brāhmaṇa's son took this opportunity to act.
- The son immediately came out with a stick to strike the younger man.
Try this today
If a conversation becomes heated today, pause rather than make a threatening gesture.
Ask yourself
How can you keep anger from turning a difficult conversation into a threat?
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.