Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.28.34
Mukti· LiberationMeditation Ripens Into Loving Devotional Service
“By following this course, the yogī gradually develops pure love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari. In the course of his progress in devotional service, the hairs on his body stand erect through excessive joy, and he is constantly bathed in a stream of tears occasioned by intense love. Gradually, even the mind, which he used as a means to attract the Lord, as one attracts a fish to a hook, withdraws from material activity.”
What the purport teaches
- Through this course of meditation, the yogī gradually develops pure love for Hari. Intense love brings tears and joy, while the mind withdraws from material activity.
- Meditation employs the mind to purify the senses, but it is not the final stage. When purified, the devotee becomes accustomed to engaging naturally in the Lord’s personal service.
- Constant thought of the Lord is called living yoga. Fully developed loving service, in which one always sees the Lord, is the perfection called Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Set aside a short time today to remember the Lord with the intention of developing a steady desire to serve Him.
Ask yourself
Do I see meditation as a means to loving service, rather than an end in itself?
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.