Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.23.17
Nirodha· Winding upSpiritual Sound Cleanses the Mind
“He amalgamated the mind with the senses and the senses with the sense objects, according to their respective positions, and he also amalgamated the material ego with the total material energy, mahat-tattva.”
What the purport teaches
- The merging process returns each effect to its original cause, finally winding everything up into mahat-tattva, the total material energy. Its purpose is to cleanse spiritual consciousness, not to make existence void.
- When material contamination is washed away, pure consciousness acts. Caitanya Mahāprabhu teaches that chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra cleanses the mind and begins real, peaceful spiritual life.
- The yogic process described here is very difficult in the Age of Kali. The purport therefore recommends the simple process of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa to become free from material contamination.
Try this today
Slowly chant: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
Ask yourself
How can I make room for spiritual sound in my day?
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.