Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.3.32
Āśraya· The supreme shelterNothing Is Separate From the Lord
“There is nothing separate from you, whether it be better or lower, stationary or moving. The knowledge derived from the Vedic literatures like the Upaniṣads, and from all the sub-limbs of the original Vedic knowledge, form your external body. You are Hiraṇyagarbha, the reservoir of the universe, but nonetheless, being situated as the supreme controller, you are transcendental to the material world, which consists of the three modes of material nature.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the supreme cause, and material nature is the effect. The Lord remains at the center as the Supersoul.
- The universes exist during the duration of one breath of the Supreme Lord. They are within the womb of Mahā-Viṣṇu.
- Nothing is separate from the Supreme Lord. This is the philosophy of acintya-bhedābheda-tattva, inconceivable oneness and difference.
Try this today
Look at one part of your surroundings and reflect that it is not separate from the Supreme Lord.
Ask yourself
How does seeing everything in relation to the Supreme Lord affect my view of the world?
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.