Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.6
Ūti· What drives us to actPurify Consciousness by Accepting Kṛṣṇa as Master
“Because of his forgetfulness, the transcendental living entity accepts the influence of material energy as his field of activities, and thus actuated, he wrongly applies the activities to himself.”
What the purport teaches
- The forgetful living entity accepts activities performed under material nature as his own independent actions. He thinks himself in control while under material influence.
- Consciousness is the symptom of the living entity and cannot be destroyed. Material consciousness has to be purified, not stopped.
- The soul’s pure state is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Liberation comes by accepting Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord, as master and changing material consciousness into Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Before one task today, pause and consciously approach it as service to Kṛṣṇa rather than as an independent achievement.
Ask yourself
Where do I think myself independently in control rather than accepting Kṛṣṇa as master?
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.