Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.23.45
Mukti· LiberationSpiritual Practices Aim to Subdue the Mind
“Charity, prescribed duties, observance of major and minor regulative principles, hearing from scripture, pious works and purifying vows all have as their final aim the subduing of the mind. Indeed, concentration of the mind on the Supreme is the highest yoga.”
What the purport teaches
- Charity and prescribed duties have the subduing of the mind as their final aim.
- Regulative principles, hearing scripture, pious works and purifying vows share this same purpose.
- Concentration of the mind on the Supreme is the highest yoga. Spiritual practice should lead toward this concentration.
Try this today
Read a short passage of scripture today, gently bringing your attention back whenever the mind wanders.
Ask yourself
Am I using my spiritual practices to help my mind concentrate on the Supreme?
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.