Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.15.3
Mukti· LiberationWe Are Souls, Not Bodies
“O King, as small particles of sand sometimes come together and are sometimes separated due to the force of the waves, the living entities who have accepted material bodies sometimes come together and are sometimes separated by the force of time.”
What the purport teaches
- The body is material, but the soul within it is spiritual. Accepting the body as the self is the misunderstanding of the conditioned soul.
- Like particles of sand moved by waves, bodies come together and separate by the force of time. The soul passes through bodily changes and enters another body at death.
- Our real interest is to understand that we are spiritual beings, not bodies. Material arrangements for peace and happiness cannot endure or end material suffering.
Try this today
Reflect for one minute on how your body has changed since childhood while you remain the person experiencing those changes.
Ask yourself
How might remembering that I am a soul change my response to bodily changes?
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.