Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.24.28
Mukti· LiberationSpiritual Knowledge Drives Away Illusion
“Just as the rising sun removes the darkness of the sky, similarly, this scientific knowledge of cosmic annihilation removes all illusory duality from the mind of a serious student. Even if illusion somehow enters his heart, it cannot remain there.”
What the purport teaches
- Just as the rising sun removes darkness, clear understanding of Lord Kṛṣṇa's teachings to Uddhava removes ignorance concocted by the material mind.
- A serious student who carefully examines this knowledge no longer accepts the material body as the self.
- Even if illusion temporarily enters one's consciousness, it cannot remain. The resurgence of spiritual knowledge drives it away.
Try this today
Read this translation once today, then pause to remember that the material body is not the self.
Ask yourself
When do you most readily accept the material body as your self?
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.