Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.2.45
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supersoul Directs the Individual Soul
“In the body the most important substance is the life air, but that also is neither the listener nor the speaker. Beyond even the life air, the soul also can do nothing, for the Supersoul is actually the director, in cooperation with the individual soul. The Supersoul conducting the activities of the body is different from the body and living force.”
What the purport teaches
- The individual soul is different from the body, senses and life air. Above the individual soul is the Supersoul, who supplies all facilities for action.
- The Supersoul is the witness and sanctioner. The soul acts in cooperation with Him, and He controls the results.
- The Supersoul, Hṛṣīkeśa, is the actual proprietor of the senses. Surrendering everything to Him brings happiness and leads to eternal, blissful life in the spiritual kingdom.
Try this today
Before one activity today, pause and offer the use of your senses in service to the Lord.
Ask yourself
How might remembering the Supersoul as the proprietor of my senses change how I use them?
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.