Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.7.38
Mukti· LiberationOur Real Identity Is the Lord's Servant
“What are the truths regarding the living entities and the Supreme Personality of Godhead? What are their identities? What are the specific values in the knowledge in the Vedas, and what are the necessities for the spiritual master and his disciples?”
What the purport teaches
- Living entities are constitutionally servants of the Lord. He is the supreme enjoyer of sacrifices and penances, the proprietor of everything manifested and the friend of all living entities.
- When a living entity accepts the Lord's supreme proprietorship and acts accordingly, that person resumes their real identity.
- Spiritual association is needed to reach this understanding. The bona fide spiritual master teaches transcendental service, and disciples learn their eternal relationship with the Lord from a self-realized soul.
Try this today
Before using one possession today, pause to acknowledge the Lord's proprietorship and consider how it can be used in His service.
Ask yourself
What would change in my actions if I remembered that the Lord is the proprietor and I am His servant?
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.