Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.7.48
Mukti· LiberationLoving Service Is Life’s Perfection
“In such a transcendental state there is no need of artificial control of the mind, mental speculation or meditation, as performed by the jñānīs and yogīs. One gives up such processes, as the heavenly King, Indra, forgoes the trouble to dig a well.”
What the purport teaches
- Control of the senses and spiritual perfection become possible together when one is factually engaged in loving service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- As Indra has no need to dig a well for water, pure devotees have no need for separate mental speculation or meditation. Loving service already gives them the results of those processes.
- Even great liberated souls desire to join in hearing and chanting the Lord’s activities. The real perfection of life is transcendental loving service to Him.
Try this today
Spend five minutes hearing or chanting about the Lord’s activities with the intention of serving Him.
Ask yourself
How does this teaching help me place loving service at the center of my spiritual practice?
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.