Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.190
Pause and Consider Carefully
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “Please do not think this way any longer. You are a learned paṇḍita. Why don’t you consider the case?””
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked the brāhmaṇa not to think this way any longer.
- He addressed the brāhmaṇa as a learned paṇḍita.
- He urged him to consider the case rather than remain in his distressed thinking.
Try this today
Choose one troubling thought today and pause to examine it before accepting its conclusion.
Ask yourself
When I am upset, do I pause to consider the matter carefully?
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.