Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.14.52
Ūti· What drives us to actBodily Identity Shapes What We Value
“Indeed, for persons who think the body is the self, O best of kings, those things whose importance lies only in their relationship to the body are never as dear as the body itself.”
What the purport teaches
- This verse describes people who think the body is the self.
- For them, things related to the body gain their importance through that relationship.
- Those related things are never as dear to them as the body itself.
Try this today
Choose one possession and consider how much of its importance comes from its use for your body.
Ask yourself
Which things do I value mainly because of their relationship to my body?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.