Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.25.27
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Brings the Lord’s Association
“Thus by not engaging in the service of the modes of material nature but by developing Kṛṣṇa consciousness, knowledge in renunciation, and by practicing yoga, in which the mind is always fixed in devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one achieves My association in this very life, for I am the Supreme Personality, the Absolute Truth.”
What the purport teaches
- Good engagements in spiritual service help free us from attachment to material service. Hearing, chanting, remembering and other forms of bhakti-yoga engage us beyond sense gratification.
- Kṛṣṇa conscious activities are performed with knowledge and renunciation, not blindly. Fixing the mind in devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead brings His association in this very life.
- Hearing submissively from realized devotees is most important for self-realization. Through such hearing, one can approach the Lord, who is unconquerable by other processes.
Try this today
Spend five minutes hearing a realized devotee speak about the Lord’s activities, with a humble and attentive mind.
Ask yourself
Where could I replace an engagement in sense gratification with devotional service?
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.