Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.257
Consider the Destinations of Different Desires
“And what is the destination of those who desire liberation and those who desire sense gratification?” Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked.
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks about the destinations of those who desire liberation and those who desire sense gratification.
- Rāmānanda Rāya says that those who attempt to merge into the Supreme Lord’s existence will have to accept bodies like those of trees.
- Those who are overly inclined toward sense gratification will attain the bodies of demigods.
Try this today
Take one minute today to examine whether a desire you are nurturing is overly directed toward sense gratification.
Ask yourself
What desires am I cultivating, and have I considered their destinations?
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.