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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.29

A Smile Opens the Conversation

“When they regained their sanity, they both sat down, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu smiled and began to speak as follows.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.29, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Both regained their sanity.
  • They then sat down together.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu smiled and began to speak.

Try this today

Begin one conversation today with a gentle smile.

Ask yourself

What warmth do you notice in the way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu begins speaking?

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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