Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.31.29
Mukti· LiberationMercy Reveals the Path Beyond Darkness
“Śrī Vidura said: O great mystic, O greatest of all devotees, by your causeless mercy I have been shown the path of liberation from this world of darkness. By following this path, a person liberated from the material world can return home, back to Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- Vidura thanked Maitreya for mercifully showing him the path of liberation and return to Godhead.
- The material world is called darkness, while the spiritual world is called light. Information about that kingdom of light comes through the mercy of a self-realized soul.
- One must also become free from material desires. Freedom from these desires and association with a liberated person make the path back to Godhead clear.
Try this today
Identify one material desire that distracts you, and spend a few minutes reading spiritual instruction instead of pursuing it today.
Ask yourself
Which material desire distracts me from following spiritual guidance?
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.