Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.15.41
Mukti· LiberationDirect the Body Toward Kṛṣṇa
“Transcendentalists who are advanced in knowledge compare the body, which is made by the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, to a chariot. The senses are like the horses; the mind, the master of the senses, is like the reins; the objects of the senses are the destinations; intelligence is the chariot driver; and consciousness, which spreads throughout the body, is the cause of bondage in this material world.”
What the purport teaches
- The soul is the occupant of the bodily chariot, intelligence is the driver, the mind is the reins, and the senses are the horses. Engaged in sense gratification, the body, mind and senses cause bondage; directed by spiritual knowledge, they can help bring liberation.
- One should accept the direction of a self-realized spiritual master and authorized devotees. Their guidance helps one use the human body to return home, back to Godhead.
- Material consciousness becomes purified through bhakti-yoga, or devotional service. Freed from material designations, one should use consciousness only to serve Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Read one instruction of Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā today and choose one small way to follow it.
Ask yourself
How am I directing my body and mind toward service to Kṛṣṇa rather than sense gratification?
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.