Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.7.7
Mukti· LiberationSee Beyond Temporary Sense Objects
“My dear Uddhava, the material universe that you perceive through your mind, speech, eyes, ears and other senses is an illusory creation that one imagines to be real due to the influence of māyā. In fact, you should know that all of the objects of the material senses are temporary.”
What the purport teaches
- The material world and the senses that perceive it are temporary. Under māyā’s influence, we imagine material objects to be lasting sources of happiness and satisfaction.
- Kṛṣṇa is present within everything, and everything is present within Him. Seeing anything as separate from Him is illusion, and attachment to material illusion keeps the soul in the cycle of birth and death.
- The real truth is the eternal soul, not temporary matter. Among all eternal souls, Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and knowledge culminates in perceiving His transcendental form.
Try this today
Notice one object you strongly desire today, and remind yourself that it is temporary and not separate from Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Which temporary object are you expecting to give you lasting satisfaction?
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.