Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.5.8
Mukti· LiberationThe Soul Remains Through Bodily Change
“The soul within the body is self-luminous and is separate from the visible gross body and invisible subtle body. It remains as the fixed basis of changing bodily existence, just as the ethereal sky is the unchanging background of material transformation. Therefore the soul is endless and without material comparison.”
What the purport teaches
- The soul is self-luminous and separate from both the visible gross body and the invisible subtle body.
- It remains the fixed basis of changing bodily existence, just as the ethereal sky is the unchanging background of material transformation.
- The soul is endless and without material comparison.
Try this today
Notice one way your body has changed over time, and reflect on the soul as the fixed basis of that changing existence.
Ask yourself
How might remembering the soul’s steadiness change my view of bodily changes?
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.