Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.233
Freedom from the Bodily Conception of Life
“My dear Bhaṭṭācārya, today you have been released from material bondage in the bodily conception of life; you have cut to pieces the shackles of the illusory energy.
What the purport teaches
- The Lord told Bhaṭṭācārya that he had been released from material bondage.
- He described this bondage as the bodily conception of life.
- Bhaṭṭācārya had cut to pieces the shackles of the illusory energy.
Try this today
Write down one way you define yourself in bodily terms, and reflect on the freedom described here.
Ask yourself
Where do you notice the bodily conception of life shaping your sense of who you are?
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.