Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.29.1
Mukti· LiberationAsk the Lord for Simple Guidance
“Śrī Uddhava said: My dear Lord Acyuta, I fear that the method of yoga described by You is very difficult for one who cannot control his mind. Therefore please explain to me in simple terms how someone can more easily execute it.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Uddhava fears that the yoga method described by Lord Acyuta is very difficult for someone who cannot control the mind.
- He openly brings this difficulty before the Lord rather than pretending that the practice is easy.
- Uddhava asks the Lord to explain simply how someone can more easily carry out the method.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer asking Lord Acyuta for simple guidance in your spiritual practice.
Ask yourself
What difficulty in controlling your mind would you like to bring before 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.