Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.28.6
Mukti· LiberationAbsorption in the Lord Is Samādhi
“Fixing the vital air and the mind in one of the six circles of vital air circulation within the body, thus concentrating one’s mind on the transcendental pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is called samādhi, or samādhāna, of the mind.”
What the purport teaches
- The yogī fixes the mind and vital air within one of the six circles of vital air circulation. The purpose is to think of the Supreme Lord’s transcendental pastimes.
- The object of concentration is the Lord’s personal activities, not the impersonal or void. Hearing and chanting about His pastimes bring this concentration through devotional service.
- One can become absorbed in a narration of the Lord’s pastimes found in Vedic literature. Samādhi is not an artificial bodily state, but absorption in thoughts of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes hearing or reading one narration of the Lord’s pastimes, then quietly recall what you heard.
Ask yourself
How attentively do I hear about the Lord’s pastimes?
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.