Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.33.10
Mukti· LiberationLiberation Means Serving the Supreme Lord
“The Personality of Godhead said: My dear mother, the path of self-realization which I have already instructed to you is very easy. You can execute this system without difficulty, and by following it you shall very soon be liberated, even within your present body.”
What the purport teaches
- Devotional service can free one from māyā even within the present body. This requires firm faith in the bona fide spiritual master’s instructions and faithful practice of the rules and regulations.
- One whose only aim is serving the Supreme Lord under the spiritual master’s direction is called jīvan-mukta, liberated while still embodied. Bodily necessities do not disprove that liberation.
- Our real identity is to be eternal servants of Kṛṣṇa. Liberation is recognized through full engagement in devotional service, not through outward bodily symptoms.
Try this today
Before one devotional activity today, consciously remember that your purpose is to serve Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Do I think of spiritual progress mainly in outward terms, or in terms of service?
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.