Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.28.27
Mukti· LiberationPractice Steady Devotion Without Premature Claims
“Nevertheless, until by firmly practicing devotional service to Me one has completely eliminated from his mind all contamination of material passion, one must very carefully avoid associating with the material modes, which are produced by My illusory energy.”
What the purport teaches
- Until material passion is completely removed from the mind, one must carefully avoid association with the material modes. Firm devotional service to the Lord brings this purification.
- A beginner should not claim to be liberated or imitate advanced devotees to justify sense gratification. Such pride leads one to neglect actual devotional service.
- Firm, steady loving service under the direction of higher authorities makes advancement in Kṛṣṇa consciousness easy and sublime.
Try this today
Set aside one tempting distraction today and use that time for a devotional duty recommended by your spiritual authorities.
Ask yourself
Am I using spiritual understanding to excuse an attachment rather than to practice devotional service?
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.