Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.7.53
Āśraya· The supreme shelterEqual Vision Becomes Compassionate Service
“A person with average intelligence does not think the head and other parts of the body to be separate. Similarly, My devotee does not differentiate Viṣṇu, the all-pervading Personality of Godhead, from any thing or any living entity.”
What the purport teaches
- When one part of the body is diseased, the whole body cares for it. Similarly, a devotee’s understanding of oneness appears as compassion for conditioned souls.
- Devotees know that every living entity is part and parcel of the Supreme Lord. They share Kṛṣṇa consciousness so that everyone may become happy.
- Devotees especially care for those who have forgotten Kṛṣṇa. Their equal vision means working to bring living entities back home, back to Godhead.
Try this today
Share one simple teaching about Kṛṣṇa with someone willing to hear, with their spiritual happiness in mind.
Ask yourself
How can your understanding of others as parts of the Lord become practical compassion?
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.