Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.123
The Illusion Is Mistaking Body for Self
“Transformation of energy is a proven fact. It is the false bodily conception of the self that is an illusion.
What the purport teaches
- The jīva is a spiritual spark, part of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thinking the body to be the self is a misunderstanding.
- Vivarta means accepting untruth as truth. This illusion does not change the spirit soul’s identity; it is the mistaken bodily conception of the self.
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead does not change when His external material energy acts and reacts in different phases.
Try this today
Pause once today and reflect: “The body is not the self; I am a spiritual spark, part of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
Ask yourself
When do I most readily think of my body as my whole identity?
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.