Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.6.4
Nirodha· Winding upSpiritual Consciousness Is Never Annihilated
“O great sage, time annihilates everything in due course, so how is it that this subject matter, which happened prior to this day of Brahmā, is still fresh in your memory, undisturbed by time?”
What the purport teaches
- Vyāsadeva asked how Nārada’s memories remained fresh despite the passage of time, which annihilates everything material.
- The spirit and spiritual consciousness are not annihilated when the material body is destroyed. Śrī Nārada had developed spiritual consciousness while still in his material body.
- Consciousness expressed through the material body is inferior, destructible and perverted. Consciousness on the spiritual plane is never annihilated.
Try this today
Take one quiet minute to reflect on the distinction between the temporary body and enduring spiritual consciousness.
Ask yourself
How does the enduring nature of spiritual consciousness affect what I value?
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.