Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.25.20
Ūti· What drives us to actKṛṣṇa Consciousness Endures Beyond the Modes
“It should be understood that alert wakefulness comes from the mode of goodness, sleep with dreaming from the mode of passion, and deep, dreamless sleep from the mode of ignorance. The fourth state of consciousness pervades these three and is transcendental.”
What the purport teaches
- Alert wakefulness comes from goodness, dreaming from passion, and deep, dreamless sleep from ignorance.
- Original Kṛṣṇa consciousness exists eternally within the soul and is present throughout all three phases of awareness.
- The modes may cover this spiritual consciousness so that it is not manifest. Still, it remains the living entity’s eternal, real nature.
Try this today
Before sleeping today, reflect for a minute that Kṛṣṇa consciousness remains present beyond waking, dreaming and dreamless sleep.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa consciousness is my enduring nature change my view of passing mental states?
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.