Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.15.25
Mukti· LiberationDevoted Service Transcends the Material Modes
“One must conquer the modes of passion and ignorance by developing the mode of goodness, and then one must become detached from the mode of goodness by promoting oneself to the platform of śuddha-sattva. All this can be automatically done if one engages in the service of the spiritual master with faith and devotion. In this way one can conquer the influence of the modes of nature.”
What the purport teaches
- One should overcome passion and ignorance by developing goodness, then become detached even from goodness by reaching śuddha-sattva.
- Faithful, devoted service to the spiritual master can accomplish this automatically. The purport compares it to treating the root cause of an ailment.
- Through the spiritual master’s mercy, the devotee receives the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A pure devotee acting under the guru’s directions rises beyond the material modes.
Try this today
Review one instruction from the spiritual master and identify one concrete way to follow it today.
Ask yourself
Am I approaching the spiritual master’s directions with faith and a desire to serve?
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.