Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.9.22
Ūti· What drives us to actConcentrated Meditation Shapes Our Future Form
“If out of love, hate or fear an embodied soul fixes his mind with intelligence and complete concentration upon a particular bodily form, he will certainly attain the form that he is meditating upon.”
What the purport teaches
- An embodied soul who concentrates completely on a particular form, through love, hate or fear, attains the form upon which he meditates.
- Meditation with intelligence means complete intellectual conviction, together with one-pointed attention of the mind.
- By constantly meditating upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one can achieve a spiritual body like that of the Lord.
Try this today
Set aside two quiet minutes to meditate attentively upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
What most often receives your concentrated attention?
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.