Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.13.43
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Transcends Material Attraction
“The mental concoction of discrimination between good and bad should be accepted as one unit and then invested in the mind, which should then be invested in the false ego. The false ego should be invested in the total material energy. This is the process of fighting false discrimination.”
What the purport teaches
- The verse describes withdrawing false discrimination into the mind, the mind into false ego, and false ego into the total material energy. This is a process of becoming free from material attraction.
- False ego makes one think, “I am this body, a product of matter.” Jñānīs distinguish matter from spirit, while bhakti-yogīs seek to return home, back to Godhead.
- One who engages in full, unfailing devotional service at once transcends the modes of material nature. The devotee’s position is secure on the spiritual platform.
Try this today
Set aside a few undistracted minutes for devotional service today, rather than for a material attraction.
Ask yourself
When do I most strongly identify myself with my material body?
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.