Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.255
Ask About Life’s Aim and Means
“Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “I do not know very well the aim of life and how to achieve it. Please tell Me of the best ideal for humanity and how to attain it.””
What the purport teaches
- Caitanya Mahāprabhu presented Himself as not knowing very well the aim of life or how to achieve it.
- He asked about the best ideal for humanity.
- He also asked how that ideal could be attained.
Try this today
Write down two questions today: What is life’s highest aim, and how can it be attained?
Ask yourself
Am I seeking both a worthy aim of life and a clear way to attain it?
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.