Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.15.35
Mukti· LiberationDevotional Service Sustains Transcendental Bliss
“When one’s consciousness is uncontaminated by material lusty desires, it becomes calm and peaceful in all activities, for one is situated in eternal blissful life. Once situated on that platform, one does not return to materialistic activities.”
What the purport teaches
- Consciousness free from material lusty desires becomes calm and peaceful in all activities. This is the platform of eternal, transcendental bliss.
- One who is transcendentally situated becomes joyful, neither lamenting nor hankering. Being equally disposed toward every living entity, one begins devotional service to the Lord.
- Generally, one does not come down from transcendental bliss. Yet without engagement in devotional service, there is a chance of returning to the material platform.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes today specifically for devotional service to the Lord.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking only inner peace, or also engagement in devotional service to the 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.