Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.124
Acknowledging a Need to Learn Loving Service
“Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “I am a Māyāvādī in the renounced order of life, and I do not even know what transcendental loving service to the Lord is. I simply float in the ocean of Māyāvāda philosophy.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu describes Himself here as a Māyāvādī in the renounced order of life.
- He says that He does not even know what transcendental loving service to the Lord is.
- He describes His condition as floating in the ocean of Māyāvāda philosophy.
Try this today
Write down one question you have about transcendental loving service to the Lord.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to acknowledge what I do not understand about loving service to the Lord?
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.