Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.15.1
Mukti· LiberationFix Your Mind on Kṛṣṇa, Not Powers
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Uddhava, the mystic perfections of yoga are acquired by a yogī who has conquered his senses, steadied his mind, conquered the breathing process and fixed his mind on Me.”
What the purport teaches
- Mystic perfections appear for a yogī who has conquered his senses and breathing, steadied his mind, and fixed his consciousness on the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- There are eight primary mystic perfections and ten secondary perfections.
- Such perfections are actually impediments to the development of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore one should not desire them.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment to direct your mind toward Kṛṣṇa rather than toward gaining special abilities.
Ask yourself
Am I more attracted to extraordinary powers or to developing 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.