Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.83
Recognizing Degrees of Love Without Invention
“It is true that whatever relationship a particular devotee has with the Lord is the best for him; still, when we study all the different methods from a neutral position, we can understand that there are higher and lower degrees of love.
What the purport teaches
- Whatever relationship a devotee has with the Lord is the best for that devotee.
- From a neutral position, we can understand that there are higher and lower degrees of love.
- This teaching does not recommend whimsically inventing methods of love of Godhead. Such inventions cannot be accepted as topmost.
Try this today
Write down the distinction between studying the degrees of love described here and inventing a method of your own.
Ask yourself
Can I appreciate a devotee’s relationship with the Lord while remaining open to studying degrees of love?
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.