Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.7.9
Mukti· LiberationEngage the Senses in Kṛṣṇa’s Service
“Therefore, bringing all your senses under control and thus subduing the mind, you should see the entire world as situated within the self, who is expanded everywhere, and you should also see this individual self within Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa teaches that the senses and mind should be controlled. Both material nature and the living beings are His energies and remain under His supreme control.
- Living beings exist throughout the universe, but each individual soul is not all-pervading. Each soul is the eternal servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The goal of sense activity is to satisfy the Lord, not simply to stop all activity. Through pure loving devotion, the senses can experience spiritual pleasure in perceiving and serving His personal form.
Try this today
Use your eyes to read a few lines of Kṛṣṇa’s instructions attentively today.
Ask yourself
How could I engage a sense in serving Kṛṣṇa rather than seeking material gratification?
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.