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Even Self-Satisfied Sages Serve the Lord

“Even the self-satisfied sages perform devotional service to the Supreme Lord. Such are the transcendental qualities of the Lord. They are full of inconceivable spiritual potency.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 6.185, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Even sages who are self-satisfied perform devotional service to the Supreme Lord.
  • Their service reveals the attraction of the Lord’s transcendental qualities.
  • Those qualities are full of inconceivable spiritual potency.

Try this today

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the statement that even self-satisfied sages serve the Supreme Lord.

Ask yourself

What does the service of self-satisfied sages teach me about the attraction of the Lord’s qualities?

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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