Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.13.1
Mukti· LiberationFrom Material Goodness to Purified Goodness
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: The three modes of material nature, namely goodness, passion and ignorance, pertain to material intelligence and not to the spirit soul. By development of material goodness one can conquer the modes of passion and ignorance, and by cultivation of transcendental goodness one may free oneself even from material goodness.”
What the purport teaches
- Goodness, passion and ignorance pertain to material intelligence, not to the spirit soul. Cultivating goodness helps overcome passion and ignorance.
- Material goodness is always mixed with passion and ignorance. Spiritual, purified goodness, called viśuddha-sattva, is the liberated platform of perfection.
- Material goodness can be a preliminary step toward Kṛṣṇa consciousness. One should use this opportunity to reach the transcendental platform rather than remain subject to the changing modes.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes studying Kṛṣṇa consciousness today, making spiritual understanding the aim rather than merely feeling like a good person.
Ask yourself
How can I use my efforts to be good as a step toward Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
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.