Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.309
Faith Opens the Way to Benefit
“This part of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes is most confidential. One can derive benefit quickly only by faith; otherwise, by arguing one will always remain far away.”
What the purport teaches
- This part of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes is most confidential.
- One can derive benefit quickly only by faith.
- By arguing, one will always remain far away from these confidential pastimes.
Try this today
Reread this translation slowly, with a willingness to receive its teaching rather than argue.
Ask yourself
Am I approaching these pastimes with faith or with a desire to argue?
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.