Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.29.64
Ūti· What drives us to actDevotional Consciousness Continues Across Lives
“Sometimes we suddenly experience something that was never experienced in the present body by sight or hearing. Sometimes we see such things suddenly in dreams.”
What the purport teaches
- The mind stores thoughts and experiences from previous lives. Impressions not experienced in the present body may suddenly appear in dreams or thoughts.
- These stored impressions show a chain of continuation from one life to another. The purport also explains natural devotional inclination in terms of this continuity.
- Constantly thinking of Kṛṣṇa leads to His kingdom at death. Even if our attempt at Kṛṣṇa consciousness remains incomplete, it continues in the next life.
Try this today
Set aside a few quiet minutes today specifically to think of Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that devotional effort continues encourage me to practice today?
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.