Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.7.40
Mukti· LiberationMove Without Attachment, Like the Wind
“Even a transcendentalist is surrounded by innumerable material objects, which possess good and bad qualities. However, one who has transcended material good and evil should not become entangled even when in contact with the material objects; rather, he should act like the wind.”
What the purport teaches
- The wind passes through pleasant and unpleasant places while remaining fixed in its own nature. It teaches us to move through the world without attachment.
- A devotee fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is neither disturbed by unfavorable surroundings nor attached to favorable ones. In either setting, the devotee can chant Hare Kṛṣṇa and fix the mind on the Lord.
- Constant attraction and repulsion disturb the mind and prevent thought of the Absolute Truth. A devotee should learn to remain steady even in difficult situations.
Try this today
Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa for a few minutes in your present surroundings, gently returning your attention to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How much does my remembrance of Kṛṣṇa depend on pleasant surroundings?
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.