Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.28.9
Mukti· LiberationLive Without Attachment Through Devotional Service
“By direct perception, logical deduction, scriptural testimony and personal realization, one should know that this world has a beginning and an end and so is not the ultimate reality. Thus one should live in this world without attachment.”
What the purport teaches
- Direct perception, logical deduction, scripture and personal realization show that this world has a beginning and an end. It is therefore not the ultimate reality.
- Material opposites, such as rich and poor or beautiful and ugly, dissolve with time. Seeing the world as independent of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is itself an illusion.
- One convinced of the world’s temporary nature can engage in devotional service without becoming entangled. Such a person remains cheerful and satisfied in spiritual consciousness.
Try this today
Set aside one comparison about wealth or appearance today, and use that time for a small act of devotional service.
Ask yourself
How could remembering that material distinctions are temporary help me serve with less attachment?
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.