Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.13.29
Mukti· LiberationRelease Anxiety for Material Enjoyment
“The false ego of the living entity places him in bondage and awards him exactly the opposite of what he really desires. Therefore, an intelligent person should give up his constant anxiety to enjoy material life and remain situated in the Lord, who is beyond the functions of material consciousness.”
What the purport teaches
- False ego binds the living entity in illusion. Although we desire blissful life, eternity and knowledge, material pursuits can cover our eternal nature and bring the opposite result.
- False identification with the material world produces constant anxiety to enjoy it. Death and suffering are unwanted results of material existence.
- An intelligent person considers the unhappiness of material life and becomes situated in the transcendental Lord. Taking shelter in Him allows one to give up useless anxiety for material enjoyment.
Try this today
Identify one anxious thought about material enjoyment, consider whether it promises lasting happiness, and spend a moment remembering the Lord instead.
Ask yourself
Which anxiety about enjoyment is leading me away from the happiness I actually seek?
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.