Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.154
Spiritual Living Entities Can Fall Into Forgetfulness
“ ‘The internal potency of the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu, is spiritual, as verified by the śāstras. There is another spiritual potency, known as kṣetra-jña, or the living entity. The third potency, which is known as nescience, makes the living entity godless and fills him with fruitive activity.
What the purport teaches
- The internal potency of the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu, is spiritual, as verified by the śāstras.
- The living entity is another spiritual potency, called kṣetra-jña, the knower of his field of activities. Living entities are constitutionally spiritual and have an eternal relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The third potency, avidyā or nescience, keeps living entities forgetful of that relationship and provokes fruitive activity. Although it is also the Lord’s energy, living entities come under its influence because of their rebellious attitude toward Him.
Try this today
Pause before one activity today and remember: “I am spiritual and have an eternal relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
Ask yourself
Where do you notice forgetfulness of your relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead in your daily activities?
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.