Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.85.17
Ūti· What drives us to actThe Binding Thoughts of Me and Mine
“You keep this whole world bound up by the ropes of affection, and thus when people consider their material bodies, they think, “This is me,” and when they consider their progeny and other relations, they think, “These are mine.””
What the purport teaches
- The Lord keeps the world bound by ropes of affection.
- People identify with their material bodies, thinking, “This is me.”
- They regard their progeny and other relations as possessions, thinking, “These are mine.” These thoughts express the binding power of affection.
Try this today
Notice one possessive thought today and quietly identify the sense of “mine” within it.
Ask yourself
Where do I notice the thoughts “This is me” and “These are mine” shaping my outlook?
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.