Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.29.13-14
Mukti· LiberationTrue Wisdom Sees the Lord Within
“O brilliant Uddhava, one who thus views all living entities with the idea that I am present within each of them, and who by taking shelter of this divine knowledge offers due respect to everyone, is considered actually wise. Such a man sees equally the brāhmaṇa and the outcaste, the thief and the charitable promoter of brahminical culture, the sun and the tiny sparks of fire, the gentle and the cruel.”
What the purport teaches
- A truly wise person sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead within everything and offers due respect to everyone.
- Equal vision does not mean ignoring differences in behavior or circumstances. A wise person still perceives and deals with varied material situations.
- Beyond outward differences, the wise person is most concerned with the unity of existence based on the Supreme Lord’s presence within everything.
Try this today
Offer respectful words to someone whose circumstances differ from yours, remembering the Supreme Lord within them.
Ask yourself
Am I allowing someone’s outward position or behavior to hide the Lord’s presence within them?
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.