Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.9.38
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Is the Active Principle
“With deliberation, one will see that the Supreme Soul, although manifested in different ways, is actually the basic principle of everything. The total material energy is the cause of the material manifestation, but the material energy is caused by Him. Therefore He is the cause of all causes, the manifester of intelligence and the senses. He is perceived as the Supersoul of everything. Without Him, everything would be dead. You, as that Supersoul, the supreme controller, are the only one remaining.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord is the active principle of everything. Even material energy depends on Him, the cause of all causes.
- As Paramātmā, the Lord is present throughout the universes, within every living entity and even within every atom. He is the knower in all bodies.
- Through the manifestations of His energy, one can recognize His presence in everything. This recognition varies according to one’s intelligence and modes of material nature.
Try this today
Pause while observing one living being today and remember that the Lord is present within as the Supersoul.
Ask yourself
How would remembering the Lord’s presence change the way I view the world around me?
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.