Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.28.39
Mukti· LiberationDifferent Obstacles Call for Different Remedies
“Some of these obstructions may be counteracted by yogic meditation or by sitting postures, practiced together with concentration on controlled breathing, and others may be counteracted by special austerities, mantras or medicinal herbs.”
What the purport teaches
- Some bodily obstructions may be counteracted through yogic meditation.
- Prescribed sitting postures, practiced with concentration on controlled breathing, may counteract some disturbances.
- Other obstructions may be counteracted through special austerities, mantras or medicinal herbs. The verse describes different methods for different obstacles.
Try this today
List the methods named in the translation, noting that each is described as addressing some obstacles rather than all.
Ask yourself
What does this variety of methods teach me about expecting one remedy to address every obstacle?
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.