Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.25.17
Mukti· LiberationThe Soul Is Eternally Minute and Spiritual
“At that time the soul can see himself to be transcendental to material existence and always self-effulgent, never fragmented, although very minute in size.”
What the purport teaches
- In pure consciousness, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the individual soul sees himself as transcendental to material existence. He is eternally part and parcel of the Supreme Lord.
- The soul is of the same spiritual quality as the Supreme Lord, but not equal in extent. The Supreme Spirit is infinite, while the individual soul is infinitesimal.
- The soul is not a broken fragment of a once-undivided spirit. He is constitutionally and eternally a minute part, as the sun’s rays share the sun’s brilliant nature without being as expansive as the sun.
Try this today
Reflect for one minute on this statement: “I am eternally a minute spiritual part of the Supreme Lord, not the infinite whole.”
Ask yourself
How does being spiritually one in quality, yet infinitesimal, shape my understanding of my relationship with the Lord?
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.