Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.24.15
Ūti· What drives us to actUse Free Will to Satisfy God
“Living beings in this world are forced to experience the consequences of their own particular previous work. Since Lord Indra cannot in any way change the destiny of human beings, which is born of their own nature, why should people worship him?”
What the purport teaches
- Living beings experience results fixed by their previous activities. Even the demigods must award those results rather than change them independently.
- Karma does not remove free will. We can still choose pious or impious activities, and those choices determine our future enjoyment and suffering.
- The overriding consideration is that we are all eternal servants of God. Whatever we do should satisfy Him.
Try this today
Before making one choice about your time or resources, pause and ask whether it will help you serve God.
Ask yourself
How can I use my freedom today to satisfy God?
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.