Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.8.13
Mukti· LiberationTranscendental Vision Sees Everyone Equally
“Kapila Muni enunciated in this material world the Sāṅkhya philosophy, which is a strong boat with which to cross over the ocean of nescience. Indeed, a person eager to cross the ocean of the material world may take shelter of this philosophy. In such a greatly learned person, situated on the elevated platform of transcendence, how can there be any distinction between enemy and friend?”
What the purport teaches
- Kapila Muni’s Sāṅkhya philosophy is a strong boat for crossing the ocean of nescience. Those eager for liberation may take shelter of it.
- One situated in the transcendental position is always jubilant and equal toward everyone. Such a person does not make material distinctions between friend and enemy.
- Kapila Muni was not angry at the sons of Sagara Mahārāja. They were burnt to ashes by the heat of their own bodies.
Try this today
Today, offer the same courtesy to someone you find difficult as you would to a friend.
Ask yourself
How do my distinctions between friend and enemy affect the way I treat others?
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.