Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.8.22
Visarga· Brahmā's creationPreserve Identity in Loving Service
“Please also explain how, merged in the body of the Lord, living beings are created, and how the infidels appear in the world. Also please explain how the unconditioned living entities exist.”
What the purport teaches
- There are ever-liberated, unconditioned living beings and ever-conditioned living beings. A progressive devotee should inquire about them from a bona fide spiritual master.
- Mental speculators desire to merge into the Lord’s existence. Devotees desire to keep their separate identities and constantly serve Him.
- Devotees who are not fully purified become conditioned again at the next creation for further purification. Conditioned souls become liberated through further progress in devotional service.
Try this today
Write down one sincere question about liberation and devotional service to ask a bona fide spiritual master.
Ask yourself
How does the desire to remain a servant of the Lord shape my understanding of liberation?
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.