Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.20.24
Mukti· LiberationDirect Worship Is the Supreme Process
“Through the various disciplinary regulations and the purificatory procedures of the yoga system, through logic and spiritual education or through worship and adoration of Me, one should constantly engage his mind in remembering the Personality of Godhead, the goal of yoga. No other means should be employed for this purpose.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the goal of yoga and the most appropriate object of meditation. The mind should be constantly engaged in remembering Him.
- One engaged in worship and adoration of the Lord need not undertake the demanding disciplinary and purificatory procedures of yoga. Nor must one master the intricate details of Vedic studies and logic.
- One who directly takes to worshiping the Lord should not employ other methods for this purpose. Full dependence on the Lord is itself the supreme process of perfection.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes today to worship and remember the Supreme Personality of Godhead with an attitude of dependence on Him.
Ask yourself
Am I learning to depend fully on the Lord through worship, or treating other methods as necessary for perfection?
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.