Verses

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.7.7

"My dear Uddhava, the material universe that you perceive through your mind, speech, eyes, ears and other senses is an illusory creation that one imagines to be real due to the influence of māyā. In fact, you should know that all of the objects of the material senses are temporary." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/7/7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.7.8

"One whose consciousness is bewildered by illusion perceives many differences in value and meaning among material objects. Thus one engages constantly on the platform of material good and evil and is bound by such conceptions. Absorbed in material duality, such a person contemplates the performance of compulsory duties, nonperformance of such duties and performance of forbidden activities." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/7/8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.7.9

"Therefore, bringing all your senses under control and thus subduing the mind, you should see the entire world as situated within the self, who is expanded everywhere, and you should also see this individual self within Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/7/9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.7.10

"Being fully endowed with conclusive knowledge of the Vedas and having realized the ultimate purpose of such knowledge in practice, you will be able to perceive the pure self, and thus your mind will be satisfied. At that time you will become dear to all living beings, headed by the demigods, and you will never be hampered by any disturbance in life." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/7/10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.7.11

"One who has transcended material good and evil automatically acts in accordance with religious injunctions and avoids forbidden activities. The self-realized person does this spontaneously, like an innocent child, and not because he is thinking in terms of material good and evil." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/7/11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.7.12

"One who is the kind well-wisher of all living beings, who is peaceful and firmly fixed in knowledge and realization, sees Me within all things. Such a person never again falls down into the cycle of birth and death." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/7/12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.7.15

"My dear Lord, O Supreme Soul, for those whose minds are attached to sense gratification, and especially for those bereft of devotion unto You, such renunciation of material enjoyment is most difficult to perform. That is my opinion." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/7/15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.7.16

"O my Lord, I myself am most foolish because my consciousness is merged in the material body and bodily relations, which are all manufactured by Your illusory energy. Thus I am thinking, “I am this body, and all of these relatives are mine.” Therefore, my Lord, please instruct Your poor servant. Please tell me how I can very easily carry out Your instructions." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/7/16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.7.18

"Therefore, O Lord, feeling weary of material life and tormented by its distresses, I now surrender unto You because You are the perfect master. You are the unlimited, all-knowing Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose spiritual abode in Vaikuṇṭha is free from all disturbances. In fact, You are known as Nārāyaṇa, the true friend of all living beings." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/7/18

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.7.19

"The Supreme Lord replied: Generally those human beings who can expertly analyze the actual situation of the material world are able to raise themselves beyond the inauspicious life of gross material gratification." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/7/19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.7.20

"An intelligent person, expert in perceiving the world around him and in applying sound logic, can achieve real benefit through his own intelligence. Thus sometimes one acts as one’s own instructing spiritual master." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/7/20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.7.21

"In the human form of life, those who are self-controlled and expert in the spiritual science of Sāṅkhya can directly see Me along with all of My potencies." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/7/21