Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.18.26
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Actively Engages the Soul
“The muni’s sense organs, breath, mind and intelligence were all restrained from material activities, and he was situated in a trance apart from the three [wakefulness, dream and unconsciousness], having achieved a transcendental position qualitatively equal with the Supreme Absolute.”
What the purport teaches
- The sage’s senses, breath, mind and intelligence were restrained from material activities. His trance was beyond wakefulness, dream and unconsciousness, in a position qualitatively equal with the Supreme Absolute.
- The purport describes jñāna, yoga and bhakti-yoga as three processes for attaining transcendence. It identifies bhakti-yoga, engaging the senses in the Lord’s devotional service, as the most approved process.
- Influenced by the three qualities of matter, we forget our real identity as spirit souls. Whereas jñāna considers the soul theoretically, bhakti-yoga factually engages the soul in activities.
Try this today
Engage your mind and voice in one brief, attentive prayer to the Lord today.
Ask yourself
How can I move from merely thinking about spiritual life to actively serving the Lord?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.