Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.28.40
Mukti· LiberationRemember the Lord and Follow Exemplars
“These inauspicious disturbances can be gradually removed by constant remembrance of Me, by congregational hearing and chanting of My holy names, or by following in the footsteps of the great masters of yoga.”
What the purport teaches
- Inauspicious disturbances can be removed gradually through constant remembrance of the Lord and congregational hearing and chanting of His holy names.
- Meditation on the Supreme Lord helps one overcome lust and other mental disturbances.
- Following in the footsteps of great transcendentalists helps one overcome hypocrisy, false pride and other forms of mental imbalance.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes today to chant the Lord’s holy names with attentive remembrance of Him.
Ask yourself
Which mental disturbance could I address more patiently through remembrance of the Lord?
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.