Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.30-31
Āśraya· The supreme shelterSeek Truth Beyond Illusion and Argument
“But there exists a supreme reality, in which the illusory energy cannot fearlessly dominate, thinking, “I can control this person because he is deceitful.” In that highest reality there are no illusory argumentative philosophies. Rather, there the true students of spiritual science constantly engage in authorized spiritual investigation. In that supreme reality there is no manifestation of the material mind, which functions in terms of alternating decision and doubt. Created material products, their subtle causes and the goals of enjoyment attained by their utilization do not exist there. Furthermore, in that supreme reality there is no conditioned spirit, covered by false ego and the three modes of nature. That reality excludes everything limited or limiting. One who is wise should therefore stop the waves of material life and enjoy within that Supreme Truth.”
What the purport teaches
- Māyā freely influences those who are hypocritical, deceitful and disobedient to God’s laws. The Personality of Godhead is free of material qualities, and Māyā becomes fearful in His presence.
- Useless academic wrangling is absent from the supreme spiritual reality. True students of spiritual science constantly engage in authorized spiritual investigation.
- That reality is free from the material mind’s decision and doubt, false ego and the three modes of nature. The wise should stop the waves of material life and enjoy within the Supreme Truth.
Try this today
Set aside one urge to argue today and spend five minutes carefully studying this passage instead.
Ask yourself
Is my spiritual inquiry sincere, or am I mainly trying to win arguments?
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.