Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.40.23
Ūti· What drives us to actFalse Ownership Keeps Us Wandering
“O Supreme Lord, the living entities in this world are bewildered by Your illusory energy. Becoming involved in the false concepts of “I” and “my,” they are forced to wander along the paths of fruitive work.”
What the purport teaches
- Living entities in this world are bewildered by the Supreme Lord’s illusory energy.
- In this bewilderment, they accept false concepts of “I” and “my.”
- These false concepts force them to wander along the paths of fruitive work, or work done for its results.
Try this today
Notice one possessive thought today and pause to reflect on the verse’s warning about “I” and “my.”
Ask yourself
Where do thoughts of “I” and “my” shape what I work for?
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.