Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.10.25
Ūti· What drives us to actComfort Can Hide Approaching Loss
“Accompanied by heavenly women, the enjoyer of the fruits of sacrifice goes on pleasure rides in a wonderful airplane, which is decorated with circles of tinkling bells and which flies wherever he desires. Being relaxed, comfortable and happy in the heavenly pleasure gardens, he does not consider that he is exhausting the fruits of his piety and will soon fall down to the mortal world.”
What the purport teaches
- The enjoyer travels with heavenly women in a wonderful airplane that flies wherever he desires and is decorated with tinkling bells.
- He feels relaxed, comfortable and happy in the heavenly pleasure gardens.
- Absorbed in enjoyment, he does not consider that his pious results are being exhausted and that he will soon return to the mortal world.
Try this today
Pause during one pleasant experience today and acknowledge that its supporting conditions will not last forever.
Ask yourself
When I feel comfortable, what temporary conditions do I stop noticing?
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.