Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.30
Sarga· CreationThe Mind Depends on the Supersoul
“When there was a desire to think about the activities of His own energy, then the heart (the seat of the mind), the mind, the moon, determination and all desire became manifested.”
What the purport teaches
- The heart of every living entity is the seat of Paramātmā, the Supersoul, a plenary expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Under the Supersoul's direction, material energy offers each conditioned living entity a body suited to past deeds and inherent inclinations.
- The mind develops with the Supersoul's presence in the heart. Then the moon, its controlling deity, and the activities of thinking, feeling and willing become manifested.
Try this today
Pause for a minute today and reflect that your capacity to think depends on the Supersoul in your heart.
Ask yourself
How might remembering the Supersoul's presence change my sense of independence?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.