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All Things Are Situated in Kṛṣṇa

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “ ‘A person advanced in devotional service sees within everything the soul of souls, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Consequently he always sees the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the cause of all causes and understands that all things are situated in Him.’”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.275, translation

What the purport teaches

  • A person advanced in devotional service sees Śrī Kṛṣṇa within everything as the soul of souls.
  • Such a person always sees the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the cause of all causes.
  • The advanced devotee understands that all things are situated in Him.

Try this today

Pause once today to remember Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the soul of souls and the cause of all causes.

Ask yourself

How might remembering that all things are situated in Kṛṣṇa affect your outlook today?

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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