Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.11.26
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord’s Presence Makes a Place Spiritual
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Supersoul of all living entities. He is the controller and maintainer of everyone; through the agency of His external energy, He creates, maintains and annihilates everyone.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Supersoul, controller and maintainer of all living entities. Through His external energy, He creates, maintains and annihilates them.
- The material world is created through His external energy, while the spiritual world manifests His internal energy. He remains associated with His internal energy and aloof from material energy.
- Wherever the Supreme Lord is personally present is to be understood as the spiritual world. A temple where pure devotees worship Him is therefore spiritual.
Try this today
Take a moment today to reflect on the temple as a place of the Lord’s personal presence, not merely a material building.
Ask yourself
How does this teaching deepen my understanding of a temple where the Lord is worshiped?
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.