Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.3.15
Nirodha· Winding upMind and Senses Also Dissolve
“My dear King, the material senses and intelligence merge into false ego in the mode of passion, from which they arose; and the mind, along with the demigods, merges into false ego in the mode of goodness. Then the total false ego, along with all of its qualities, merges into the mahat-tattva.”
What the purport teaches
- The material senses and intelligence merge into false ego in the mode of passion, from which they arose.
- The mind, together with the demigods, merges into false ego in the mode of goodness.
- The total false ego, along with all its qualities, then merges into the mahat-tattva.
Try this today
Make a short list showing where the senses, intelligence, mind and total false ego merge.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that mind and intelligence also dissolve affect my reliance on 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.