Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.7.5
Ūti· What drives us to actSurrender Frees the Bewildered Soul
“Due to this external energy, the living entity, although transcendental to the three modes of material nature, thinks of himself as a material product and thus undergoes the reactions of material miseries.”
What the purport teaches
- The living being is transcendental to matter but, under the external energy, thinks himself a material product and suffers. Thinking, feeling and willing also exist in his original spiritual state.
- The Supreme Lord controls the illusory energy and is never bewildered by it. He desires relief for the conditioned soul and teaches surrender as the remedy.
- Hearing from saintly persons develops respect, devotion and attachment for the Lord. The Lord guides the soul within as Paramātmā and without through scriptures, saints and the spiritual master.
Try this today
Read a short passage of the Bhagavad-gītā today with the intention of accepting the Lord’s guidance.
Ask yourself
Where do I mistake my material condition for my whole identity?
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.