Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.15.26
Mukti· LiberationSelf-Understanding Opens the Way to Peace
“Therefore, O King Citraketu, carefully consider the position of the ātmā. In other words, try to understand who you are — whether body, mind or soul. Consider where you have come from, where you are going after giving up this body, and why you are under the control of material lamentation. Try to understand your real position in this way, and then you will be able to give up your unnecessary attachment. You will also be able to give up the belief that this material world, or anything not directly in touch with service to Kṛṣṇa, is eternal. Thus you will obtain peace.”
What the purport teaches
- Carefully consider whether you are the body, mind or soul, and why material lamentation controls you. Such reflection helps reveal your real position.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa teaches that one is not the body but the owner of the body. Understanding this directs one toward the goal of life.
- Give up the belief that material conditions are everlasting and loosen unnecessary attachment. Peace comes through spiritual understanding, with service to Kṛṣṇa as the goal.
Try this today
Take five quiet minutes to reflect on the difference between yourself and your body, and choose one small act of service to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How would knowing myself as the owner of the body change what I treat as permanent?
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.