Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.15.55
Mukti· LiberationFreedom From Desire Ends Repeated Birth
“This gradual process of elevation for self-realization is meant for those who are truly aware of the Absolute Truth. After repeated birth on this path, which is known as deva-yāna, one attains these consecutive stages. One who is completely free from all material desires, being situated in the self, need not traverse the path of repeated birth and death.”
What the purport teaches
- The gradual path of elevation for self-realization is meant for those truly aware of the Absolute Truth. This path is called deva-yāna.
- Its consecutive stages are attained through repeated birth. Gradual elevation therefore still involves a succession of births.
- One completely free from material desires is situated in the self. Such a person need not traverse the path of repeated birth and death.
Try this today
Identify one unnecessary material desire and refrain from acting on it today.
Ask yourself
Which material desire most distracts me from self-realization?
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.