Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.63.38
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Is the Cause Without a Cause
“You are the original person, one without a second, transcendental and self-manifesting. Uncaused, you are the cause of all, and You are the ultimate controller. You are nonetheless perceived in terms of the transformations of matter effected by Your illusory energy — transformations You sanction so that the various material qualities can fully manifest.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is the original person, transcendental and without an equal. He is the cause of everything, yet has no cause, and therefore is the supreme controller.
- The Lord and the living beings are qualitatively one but quantitatively different. His spiritual consciousness is infinite, while ours is infinitesimal and subject to being covered by illusion.
- Our conditioned intelligence, mind and senses lead us to perceive the Supreme Lord differently. Material creation allows conditioned souls to attempt enjoyment without God and finally understand the futility of that attempt.
Try this today
Pause before one pleasure-seeking choice today and reflect on whether you are trying to enjoy without God.
Ask yourself
Where might my desire to enjoy without God be shaping my understanding of reality?
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.