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The Lord Is Beyond Material Limits
“O my Lord, everything within material nature is limited by time, space and thought. Your characteristics, however, being unequaled and unsurpassed, are always transcendental to such limitations. You sometimes cover such characteristics by Your own energy, but nevertheless Your unalloyed devotees are always able to see You under all circumstances.”
What the purport teaches
- Everything under māyā is limited by space, time and thought. Our imperfect senses and thinking power cannot grasp the greatness of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The Lord is transcendental to space, time and thought. Although He appears within them, He remains beyond their limitations.
- Even when the Lord’s existence is disguised, pure devotees can see His personal features. Their transcendental devotional service takes them beyond the material coverings.
Try this today
Reread the translation slowly, reflecting on devotional service rather than thinking power alone as the way to see the Lord.
Ask yourself
How does recognizing the limits of my thinking change my approach to understanding the Lord?
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.