Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 1.55
The Lord Exists Within and Beyond Creation
“As the material elements enter the bodies of all living beings and yet remain outside them all, I exist within all material creations and yet am not within them.
What the purport teaches
- Material elements combine to form bodies while also existing beyond those bodies. Similarly, the Supreme Lord lives within the material world and beyond it.
- The material manifestation develops and exists because the Lord enters it as Paramātmā, the Supersoul. He enters every entity, from the greatest to the smallest.
- The Lord can be realized through submissiveness and surrender. As submissiveness develops, spiritual realization grows, leading ultimately to meeting the Supreme Lord in person.
Try this today
Pause for a moment and humbly acknowledge your dependence on the Lord, who sustains the material manifestation.
Ask yourself
What would a more submissive attitude toward the Lord look like in your life today?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.