Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.5.28
Sarga· CreationFreedom from False Ego
“Thereafter the mahat-tattva differentiated itself into many different forms as the reservoir of the would-be entities. The mahat-tattva is chiefly in the mode of ignorance, and it generates the false ego. It is a plenary expansion of the Personality of Godhead, with full consciousness of creative principles and time for fructification.”
What the purport teaches
- The mahat-tattva is the junction of matter and spirit. From it the living entity’s false ego is generated.
- Living entities are parts and parcels of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Under false ego, they claim to be enjoyers of material nature, and this binds them to material existence.
- The Lord repeatedly provides creation as a chance for conditioned souls to become free from false ego. He gives facilities for correction without interfering with their small independence.
Try this today
Pause before one choice today and remember that you are a part and parcel of the Lord, not an independent enjoyer.
Ask yourself
How could I use my small independence to correct a self-centered choice?
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.