Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.28.63
Mukti· LiberationSpiritual Oneness Does Not Mean Equality
“As a person sees the reflection of his body in a mirror to be one with himself and not different, whereas others actually see two bodies, so in our material condition, in which the living being is affected and yet not affected, there is a difference between God and the living entity.”
What the purport teaches
- Like the original sun and its small reflections, the Supreme Lord and the living entities are one in quality but different in quantity. The living entity is a small fragment, whereas the Supreme Personality of Godhead is full, powerful and opulent.
- The conditioned soul forgets his spiritual identity and identifies with a material body. The Supreme Lord never forgets and is always uncontaminated; His body is wholly spiritual.
- The individual soul is situated in one particular body, while the Supersoul is present in all bodies and knows what happens in them. Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the living entities are His energies, not His equals in every respect.
Try this today
Reflect for one minute today: “I may forget my spiritual identity, but the Supersoul never forgets and knows what happens in every body.”
Ask yourself
How can remembering both my spiritual nature and my smallness deepen my humility before the Supreme Lord?
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.