Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.13.27
Mukti· LiberationReplace Material Activity With Spiritual Service
“The actual form of life for the living entities is one of spiritual happiness, which is real happiness. This happiness can be achieved only when one stops all materialistic activities. Material sense enjoyment is simply an imagination. Therefore, considering this subject matter, I have ceased from all material activities and am lying down here.”
What the purport teaches
- Spiritual happiness is the living entity's natural condition. Material sense enjoyment cannot provide that real happiness.
- Simply stopping materialistic activities is insufficient, because one cannot remain inactive for long. The Vaiṣṇava solution is to take up spiritual activities.
- Activities performed according to Kṛṣṇa's order are spiritual, not material. Working to please the Supreme Lord leads to liberated life and prepares one to return home, back to Godhead.
Try this today
Replace five minutes of a sense-enjoyment habit with reading Kṛṣṇa's instructions for the purpose of pleasing Him.
Ask yourself
Am I only trying to stop unwanted activities, or am I replacing them with service to Kṛṣṇa?
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.