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Pure Devotees Reject Liberation

“Pure devotees reject the five kinds of liberation; indeed, for them liberation is very insignificant because they see it as hellish.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.267, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Pure devotees reject the five kinds of liberation.
  • For them, liberation is very insignificant.
  • Their rejection is emphatic: they see liberation as hellish.

Try this today

Reflect for one minute on the statement that liberation is insignificant to pure devotees.

Ask yourself

What does this strong rejection reveal about the priorities of pure devotees?

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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