Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.22.29
Mukti· LiberationThe Soul Is Distinct From Changing Matter
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O best among men, material nature and its enjoyer are clearly distinct. This manifest creation undergoes constant transformation, being founded upon the agitation of the modes of nature.”
What the purport teaches
- Material nature constantly changes and depends on its creator, maintainer and annihilator. The Supreme Lord is absolute, independent and fully knowing.
- The material body changes continually, whereas the living entity remains eternally the same. The individual soul shares the Personality of Godhead's eternality, bliss and knowledge.
- In God's transcendental kingdom, there is no conflict caused by creation, maintenance and destruction. Variety is united in the loving experience of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the soul's natural position.
Try this today
Notice one change in your body today and briefly reflect that the soul is distinct from that change.
Ask yourself
How might remembering the soul's unchanging nature affect my response to bodily changes?
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.