Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.27.30
Mukti· LiberationChoose Devotion Over Mystic Power
“When a perfect yogī’s attention is no longer attracted to the by-products of mystic powers, which are manifestations of the external energy, his progress towards Me becomes unlimited, and thus the power of death cannot overcome him.”
What the purport teaches
- Mystic yogic powers are products of material energy. However extraordinary they may seem, they have nothing to do with spiritual progress.
- A perfect yogī’s mind is not attracted by material power but by unalloyed service to the Supreme Lord. A devotee concentrates only on the Lord’s eternal loving service.
- When attraction to mystic powers ends, progress toward the Lord becomes unlimited. In this devotional state, the power of death cannot overcome the devotee, who attains immortal knowledge and bliss.
Try this today
Use a few minutes today for loving service to the Lord, deliberately setting aside any wish for power or extraordinary abilities.
Ask yourself
Is my attention drawn more to extraordinary powers or to the Lord’s eternal loving 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.