Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.20.39
Mukti· LiberationGradually Give Up Egotism and Possessiveness
“Gradually the different areas of land gave up their muddy condition and the plants grew past their unripe stage, in the same way that sober sages give up egotism and possessiveness. These are based on things different from the real self, namely, the material body and its by-products.”
What the purport teaches
- The land gradually lost its mud, and the plants grew beyond their unripe condition.
- Similarly, sober sages give up egotism and possessiveness directed toward the material body and its by-products.
- The body and its by-products are different from the real self. These by-products include children, home and wealth.
Try this today
When a possessive thought arises today, pause and recall that the body and its by-products are distinct from the real self.
Ask yourself
Where do you most strongly identify your real self with your body, home or wealth?
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.