Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.28.1
Mukti· LiberationYoga Leads to the Supreme Lord
“The Personality of Godhead said: My dear mother, O daughter of the King, now I shall explain to you the system of yoga, the object of which is to concentrate the mind. By practicing this system one can become joyful and progressively advance towards the path of the Absolute Truth.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kapiladeva’s yoga system is authorized and should be followed carefully. Its practice makes the mind joyful and helps one understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The goal is not wonderful mystic power, but realization of Lord Viṣṇu. Concentration on voidness or the impersonal is not the authorized goal described here.
- The greatest yogī constantly thinks of Kṛṣṇa within himself. Success means freedom from material designations and being situated in one’s constitutional position.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute consciously directing your thoughts toward Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking spiritual realization, or am I attracted by extraordinary powers?
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.