Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.20.18
Mukti· LiberationTurn Disappointment Into Spiritual Success
“A transcendentalist, having become disgusted and hopeless in all endeavors for material happiness, completely controls the senses and develops detachment. By spiritual practice he should then fix the mind on the spiritual platform without deviation.”
What the purport teaches
- Material sense gratification inevitably brings disappointment and pain. Recognizing this can lead to detachment and control of the senses.
- Good instructions from the Lord or His devotee can transform material disappointment into spiritual success. Through spiritual practice, one should steadily fix the mind on the spiritual platform.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa is our only true friend. Understanding this can open a new life of spiritual happiness in His company.
Try this today
Bring one disappointment to mind, then spend five minutes reading an instruction from the Lord or His devotee.
Ask yourself
How could a recent disappointment turn my attention toward Kṛṣṇa's guidance?
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.