Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.5.32
Sarga· CreationYou Are Separate from the Bodily Machine
“O Nārada, best of the transcendentalists, the forms of the body cannot take place as long as these created parts, namely the elements, senses, mind and modes of nature, are not assembled.”
What the purport teaches
- A body cannot form until the elements, senses, mind and modes of nature are assembled. Like the parts of a motorcar, these parts must come together before the body can be used.
- The living entity is not the body but a spiritual spark, part and parcel of the Supreme Being. The living entity sits within the bodily machine, which moves under the control of material nature.
- By the Lord's kindness, living beings receive a little freedom to act according to their desires. Yet material nature remains under His control, and bodily parts are assembled by His will.
Try this today
Before one bodily activity today, pause and reflect: “I am a spiritual spark, not this bodily machine.”
Ask yourself
How might remembering that I am separate from my body change the way I use it?
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.