Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.16
Nirodha· Winding upTime Reminds Us to Surrender
“The influence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is felt in the time factor, which causes fear of death due to the false ego of the deluded soul who has contacted material nature.”
What the purport teaches
- Fear of death develops from false ego, or identifying the body as the self. The spirit soul does not die.
- Time represents the influence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By destroying whatever is created, it reminds us to surrender unto the Lord.
- Through the spiritual activities of devotional service, the soul becomes free from birth and death. This leads to spiritual freedom from a material body.
Try this today
Take one quiet minute to remember that the soul does not die and offer a prayer of surrender to the Lord.
Ask yourself
How might remembering that I am not my body change my fear of death?
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.