Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.28.8
Mukti· LiberationPrepare a Seat for Concentration
“After controlling one’s mind and sitting postures, one should spread a seat in a secluded and sanctified place, sit there in an easy posture, keeping the body erect, and practice breath control.”
What the purport teaches
- After controlling the mind and sitting postures, one should prepare a seat in a secluded, sanctified place. The surroundings should support yoga practice.
- One should sit in an easy posture with the body erect. The posture described in the purport helps concentrate the mind on the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The traditional seat consists of deerskin and kuśa grass topped with cotton. Seated in this way, the yogī practices breath control.
Try this today
Prepare a clean, quiet place and sit comfortably upright for a brief period of concentration on the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How could I make my place of practice more suitable for concentration on the 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.