Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.13.5
Mukti· LiberationNothing Can Exist Without Kṛṣṇa
“During unconsciousness and consciousness, and between the two, he should try to understand the self and be fully situated in the self. In this way, he should realize that the conditional and liberated stages of life are only illusory and not actually factual. With such a higher understanding, he should see only the Absolute Truth pervading everything.”
What the purport teaches
- One should seek to understand the self during consciousness, unconsciousness, and the state between them. These changing states have no fundamental, lasting existence.
- With higher understanding, one sees the conditional and liberated stages as illusory and recognizes that only the Supreme Absolute Truth exists.
- Everything exists on the basis of Kṛṣṇa’s impersonal feature; nothing can exist without Kṛṣṇa. The advanced devotee therefore sees the Lord everywhere, without illusion.
Try this today
Take one minute today to reflect on the statement, “Nothing can exist without Kṛṣṇa.”
Ask yourself
How would remembering that nothing exists without Kṛṣṇa change my outlook?
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.