Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.4.25
Mukti· LiberationPure Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Surpasses Material Awareness
“The three states of intelligence are called waking consciousness, sleep and deep sleep. But, my dear King, the variegated experiences created for the pure living entity by these different states are nothing more than illusion.”
What the purport teaches
- Waking consciousness, sleep and deep sleep are three states of intelligence. Their varied experiences for the pure living entity are nothing more than illusion.
- Pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness exists beyond these material states. In its brilliant presence, illusory material intelligence vanishes just as darkness vanishes before light.
- Pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the constitutional condition of every living entity. The teaching directs our attention beyond changing material awareness toward this pure condition.
Try this today
Set aside one quiet minute today to turn your attention toward Kṛṣṇa rather than following each passing perception.
Ask yourself
How might remembering my constitutional condition change the importance I give to passing experiences?
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.