Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.2.38
Mukti· LiberationPurify the Heart Through Chanting and Association
“Simply because I chanted the holy name of the Lord in the association of devotees, my heart is now becoming purified. Therefore I shall not fall victim again to the false lures of material sense gratification. Now that I have become fixed in the Absolute Truth, henceforward I shall not identify myself with the body. I shall give up false conceptions of “I” and “mine” and fix my mind on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- Material bondage begins with mistaking the body for the self. The first necessity is to become free from this bodily concept of life.
- Chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and keeping the association of devotees make spiritual awareness possible. Ajāmila sees that his heart is becoming purified through chanting in their association.
- One should determinedly avoid illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication and gambling. Giving up false ideas of “I” and “mine,” one should fix the mind on Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.
Try this today
Arrange a brief time today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra with a devotee.
Ask yourself
When do bodily ideas of “I” and “mine” most strongly occupy your mind?
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.