Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.47.32
Mukti· LiberationAwaken to Service Through Mind Control
“As a person just arisen from sleep may continue to meditate on a dream even though it is illusory, so by the agency of the mind one meditates on the sense objects, which the senses can then obtain. Therefore one should become fully alert and bring the mind under control.”
What the purport teaches
- Dwelling on sense objects resembles continuing to think about an illusory dream after waking. Therefore one should become alert and control the mind.
- Freedom from dreamlike material consciousness restores the soul to its constitutional position as an eternal servitor of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
- In this awakened condition, the soul is directly perceived by pure consciousness.
Try this today
When one distracting desire arises today, pause and redirect your mind toward serving Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Which recurring thought distracts you from remembering your position as Kṛṣṇa’s servant?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.