Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.16.55
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Sustains Awareness Beyond the Senses
“Know Me to be the Supreme Brahman, the all-pervading Supersoul through whom the sleeping living entity can understand his dreaming condition and his happiness beyond the activities of the material senses. That is to say, I am the cause of the activities of the sleeping living being.”
What the purport teaches
- When freed from false ego, the living entity understands his superior position as a spirit soul. He is part and parcel of the Lord’s pleasure potency.
- Due to Brahman, the living entity can experience happiness even while sleeping. The Lord enables awareness of dreams and happiness beyond the activities of the material senses.
- The Lord identifies Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān with Himself. He is the Supreme Brahman and the all-pervading Supersoul.
Try this today
Take one quiet minute to reflect: “I am a spirit soul, part and parcel of the Lord’s pleasure potency.”
Ask yourself
How does understanding myself as a spirit soul change the way I view happiness?
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.