Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.15.53
Mukti· LiberationShelter in Kṛṣṇa Calms Mental Waves
“The mind is always agitated by waves of acceptance and rejection. Therefore all the activities of the senses should be offered into the mind, which should be offered into one’s words. Then one’s words should be offered into the aggregate of all alphabets, which should be offered into the concise form oṁkāra. Oṁkāra should be offered into the point bindu, bindu into the vibration of sound, and that vibration into the life air. Then the living entity, who is all that remains, should be placed in Brahman, the Supreme. This is the process of sacrifice.”
What the purport teaches
- The mind is constantly tossed by waves of acceptance and rejection. Through forgetfulness, the living entity floats in these waves of material existence.
- Regarding Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet as our ultimate shelter saves us from the waves of māyā. The purport encourages confidence that the living entity is Kṛṣṇa’s servant.
- By taking to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, we remain in touch with Him. By Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy, returning to the spiritual world becomes very easy.
Try this today
When you notice mental agitation today, pause and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.
Ask yourself
When my mind swings between wanting and rejecting, how can I turn toward Kṛṣṇa?
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.