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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.32.31

Mukti· Liberation

Understand Matter, Spirit and Their Relationship

“My dear respectful mother, I have already described the path of understanding the Absolute Truth, by which one can come to understand the real truth of matter and spirit and their relationship.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.32.31, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The speaker respectfully addresses His mother while concluding His description of the path of understanding.
  • The path described leads to understanding the Absolute Truth.
  • Through this understanding, one comes to know the real truth of matter, spirit and their relationship.

Try this today

Write down one question you have about matter, spirit or their relationship to guide your next study.

Ask yourself

What do you still wish to understand about the relationship between matter and spirit?

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.

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