Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.197
The Goal Requires Practicing the Process
“The goal of life cannot be achieved unless one practices the process. Now, being merciful upon Me, please explain that means by which this goal can be attained.”
What the purport teaches
- The goal of life cannot be achieved without practicing the process.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks to hear the means by which the goal can be attained.
- He asks for this explanation as an act of mercy.
Try this today
Write down one question you have about how to put a spiritual teaching into practice.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking to practice the process, rather than only understand the goal?
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.