Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.6.23
Mukti· LiberationGuided Service Establishes Firm Devotion
“By service of the Absolute Truth, even for a few days, a devotee attains firm and fixed intelligence in Me. Consequently he goes on to become My associate in the transcendental world after giving up the present deplorable material worlds.”
What the purport teaches
- Serving the Absolute Truth means serving the Absolute Personality of Godhead under a bona fide spiritual master’s direction. The spiritual master is a transparent medium between the Lord and the beginner.
- Imperfect material senses cannot bring a beginner directly to the Lord. Training in devotional service develops firm intelligence in that service, even within a few days.
- Such service ultimately frees the devotee from continued life in the material worlds. It leads to becoming a liberated associate of the Lord in His transcendental kingdom.
Try this today
Review one instruction on devotional service from a bona fide spiritual master and identify a small way to follow it.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to receive guidance rather than rely only on my imperfect senses?
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.