Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.25.12
Ūti· What drives us to actDevotional Service Frees the Mind
“The three modes of material nature — goodness, passion and ignorance — influence the living entity but not Me. Manifesting within his mind, they induce the living entity to become attached to material bodies and other created objects. In this way the living entity is bound up.”
What the purport teaches
- The living entity is the Lord’s marginal potency and can be overwhelmed by material illusion. Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, controls illusion and is never controlled by it.
- The modes act within a material mentality, creating attachment to bodies and other material objects. Through this attachment, the living entity becomes bound.
- All living beings are eternally servants of the Lord, who is their eternal object of service. When the mind is purified through devotional service, the modes can no longer act upon it.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes today for devotional service to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, consciously bringing your attention back to Him.
Ask yourself
How can you turn your attention from a material attachment toward service to Śrī Kṛṣṇa?
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.