Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.36.35
Ūti· What drives us to actSeeing Other People as Thorns
“Then, my friend, this earth will be free of thorns.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker imagines that the earth will become free of “thorns.”
- In the context of his plans, these “thorns” are the people he intends to kill.
- He presents the removal of his enemies as a desirable future, rather than acknowledging their suffering.
Try this today
When someone frustrates you today, pause before labeling that person as a problem.
Ask yourself
Do I ever reduce another person to an obstacle to my wishes?
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.