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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.3.19

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty

Equal Vision Sees the Supreme Spirit

“The people of Satya-yuga are for the most part self-satisfied, merciful, friendly to all, peaceful, sober and tolerant. They take their pleasure from within, see all things equally and always endeavor diligently for spiritual perfection.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.19, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The people of Satya-yuga are generally self-satisfied, merciful and friendly to all. They are peaceful, sober and tolerant.
  • They find pleasure within and work diligently for spiritual perfection.
  • Equal vision rests on perceiving the Supreme Spirit behind material variety and within all living entities.

Try this today

In one interaction today, consciously remember the Supreme Spirit within the other person and act with friendliness.

Ask yourself

How would remembering the Supreme Spirit within others affect my dealings with 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.

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