Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.12.15
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supreme Lord Is Present Everywhere
“One should realize that in the fire, in the spiritual master, in one’s self and in all living entities — in all circumstances and conditions — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, has simultaneously entered and not entered. He is situated externally and internally as the full controller of everything.”
What the purport teaches
- Perfect realization through Vedic study includes understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s presence everywhere. He is within the universe, every living entity’s heart and even the atom.
- Wherever the Lord is present, His name, form, associates and servants are also present. The living entity is His part and parcel.
- The Lord pervades everything while remaining in His own abode, Goloka Vṛndāvana. His simultaneous entering and not entering everything is inconceivable from a material point of view.
Try this today
Before one interaction today, pause and remember that the Supreme Lord is present in that person’s heart.
Ask yourself
How would remembering the Lord’s presence in every heart affect my conduct?
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.