Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.156
Awakening Spiritual Consciousness Beyond Material Covering
“ ‘This living entity, covered by the influence of nescience, exists in different forms in the material condition. O King, he is thus proportionately freed from the influence of material energy, to a greater or lesser degree.’
What the purport teaches
- Material energy acts on the living entity in different degrees, according to association with the three modes of material nature.
- The 8,400,000 species of life have different degrees of material covering. Spiritual consciousness is almost nonexistent in lower categories, comparatively awakened in human life, and fully awakened in superior life forms.
- With awakened spiritual consciousness, the living entity understands his real position. He tries to escape material energy’s influence by developing Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Set aside two minutes today to reflect on developing Kṛṣṇa consciousness rather than remaining under material energy’s influence.
Ask yourself
How can you make use of the spiritual awareness available in human life?
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.