Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.28.23
Mukti· LiberationDiscriminate Between the Self and Matter
“Thus clearly understanding by discriminating logic the unique position of the Absolute Truth, one should expertly refute one’s misidentification with matter and cut to pieces all doubts about the identity of the self. Becoming satisfied in the soul’s natural ecstasy, one should desist from all lusty engagements of the material senses.”
What the purport teaches
- Discriminating logic helps one clearly understand the unique position of the Absolute Truth.
- One should refute identification with matter and cut away doubts about the identity of the self.
- Satisfaction in the soul’s natural ecstasy allows one to desist from lusty engagements of the material senses.
Try this today
Pause before one act of sense gratification today and reflect on the distinction between material desire and the soul’s natural satisfaction.
Ask yourself
Where do I most often confuse my true identity with matter?
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.