Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.16.64
Mukti· LiberationApply Knowledge with Faith in the Lord
“O King, if you accept this conclusion of Mine, being unattached to material enjoyment, adhering to Me with great faith and thus becoming proficient and fully aware of knowledge and its practical application in life, you will achieve the highest perfection by attaining Me.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord asks the King to accept His conclusion and remain unattached to material enjoyment.
- One should adhere to the Lord with great faith, becoming fully aware of spiritual knowledge and its practical application.
- The highest perfection is to attain the Lord. Knowledge reaches its purpose when it is accepted and lived with faith in Him.
Try this today
Choose one opportunity today to put faith in the Lord ahead of a desire for material enjoyment.
Ask yourself
What would it mean for me to put spiritual knowledge into practice with greater faith today?
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.