Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.28.61
Mukti· LiberationReturn to Spiritual Life Through Bhakti-yoga
“Sometimes you think yourself a man, sometimes a chaste woman and sometimes a neutral eunuch. This is all because of the body, which is created by the illusory energy. This illusory energy is My potency, and actually both of us — you and I — are pure spiritual identities. Now just try to understand this. I am trying to explain our factual position.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord is the Supersoul, and the living entity is an individual spiritual soul. Both are eternal spiritual identities and are one in quality.
- Through contact with material nature, the living entity forgets that he is an eternal part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He then identifies himself with a temporary body and tries to enjoy its senses.
- Bhakti-yoga, also called sanātana-dharma, is the process for returning home, back to Godhead. Devotional service ends perpetual bondage in material bodies.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes today for devotional service, consciously making it a priority rather than leaving it until every bodily concern is finished.
Ask yourself
Am I giving attention to my eternal spiritual life as well as my temporary bodily duties?
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.