Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.28.11
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Takes Us Beyond Material Modes
“By practicing the process of prāṇāyāma, one can eradicate the contamination of his physiological condition, and by concentrating the mind one can become free from all sinful activities. By restraining the senses one can free himself from material association, and by meditating on the Supreme Personality of Godhead one can become free from the three modes of material attachment.”
What the purport teaches
- The purport describes prāṇāyāma as purifying the bodily condition. Concentrating the mind frees one from sinful activities, and restraining the senses frees one from material association.
- Ultimately, one must meditate on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Unalloyed devotional service takes one beyond the three modes of material nature.
- Bhakti-yoga begins with chanting and hearing and is easier to practice in this age. Fixing the purified mind upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead is called samādhi.
Try this today
Spend two quiet minutes chanting and listening attentively to the Lord’s holy name.
Ask yourself
How could I make more room for chanting and hearing today?
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.