Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.28.7
Mukti· LiberationDirect the Mind Toward Kṛṣṇa
“By these processes, or any other true process, one must control the contaminated, unbridled mind, which is always attracted by material enjoyment, and thus fix himself in thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- The mind is contaminated by attraction to material enjoyment and must be brought under control. The essential aim is concentration on the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The general yoga process and other recommended methods can bring this concentration. Fixing the mind on voidness or the impersonal is not the goal.
- The real yogī is the devotee whose mind is always concentrated on Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes. Therefore Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the topmost yoga system.
Try this today
When you notice one thought of material enjoyment today, deliberately redirect your attention to Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes.
Ask yourself
What most often draws my mind away from thoughts of the Supreme Lord?
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.