Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.24.46
Āśraya· The supreme shelterSee Everyone's Dependence on the Lord
“He began to see that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is seated in everyone’s heart, and that everyone is existing on Him, because He is the Supersoul of everyone.”
What the purport teaches
- Everyone exists in dependence on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This does not mean that every living being is also Godhead.
- The neophyte offers service to the Deity without fully understanding devotional science. The intermediate devotee distinguishes between God, devotees, nondevotees and the innocent, and deals with them accordingly.
- The advanced devotee sees Paramātmā seated in everyone's heart. Such a devotee also sees that everything depends on the Supreme Lord's transcendental energy.
Try this today
When meeting someone today, quietly remember that the Supreme Lord is in that person's heart and that both of you depend on Him.
Ask yourself
How could remembering the Supersoul in everyone's heart affect the way I regard others?
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.