Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.10.7
Mukti· LiberationCultivate Detachment Through Loving Service
“One should see one’s real self-interest in life in all circumstances and should therefore remain detached from wife, children, home, land, relatives, friends, wealth and so on.”
What the purport teaches
- A devotee sees family, home, friends and wealth as meant for the loving service of the Supreme Lord. He does not anxiously arrange everything for sense gratification or seek prestige as their master.
- Our sense of ownership over material things is temporary. Recognizing that possessions can be lost helps us develop detachment and remember our real self-interest.
- Freedom from material entanglement requires loving friendship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His pure devotee, the spiritual master. The devotee remains steady and eager to deepen spiritual understanding.
Try this today
Choose one thing in your home and use it today for the Lord’s service rather than for personal prestige or enjoyment.
Ask yourself
How would your use of home or wealth change if service, rather than ownership, were your focus?
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.