Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.15.28
Mukti· LiberationSpiritual Discipline Must Lead to the Lord
“Ritualistic ceremonies, regulative principles, austerities and the practice of yoga are all meant to control the senses and mind, but even after one is able to control the senses and mind, if he does not come to the point of meditation upon the Supreme Lord, all such activities are simply labor in frustration.”
What the purport teaches
- Rituals, regulative principles, austerities and yoga are meant to control the senses and mind. Without meditation upon the Supreme Lord, they remain labor in frustration.
- Staunch faith in both the spiritual master and the Supreme Personality of Godhead brings more than sense control. Through such faith, Vedic knowledge is revealed and one realizes the Lord.
- By serving the spiritual master, one crosses the ocean of ignorance and returns home, back to Godhead. The ultimate goal of yoga is contact with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
During one spiritual practice today, deliberately turn your attention toward the Supreme Personality of Godhead rather than merely completing the activity.
Ask yourself
Are my spiritual disciplines helping me remember and serve the Supreme Lord?
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.