Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.29.27
Mukti· LiberationHonor Others in Relationship With the Lord
“Therefore, through charitable gifts and attention, as well as through friendly behavior and by viewing all to be alike, one should propitiate Me, who abide in all creatures as their very Self.”
What the purport teaches
- Charity, respect and friendly behavior toward living entities please the Lord who dwells within them. The individual soul should be recognized in relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The individual soul does not become equal to the Supersoul because the Lord dwells within the heart. Compassion does not require treating someone as the Supreme Lord.
- The Supersoul in every living entity is the same Supreme Personality of Godhead. He remains full in all opulences and is unaffected by the body in which He dwells.
Try this today
Give a small charitable gift to someone in material need, remembering their relationship with the Lord.
Ask yourself
How can I show compassion while remembering the distinction between the soul and 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.