Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.22.34
Ūti· What drives us to actUnderstand Creation Through Kṛṣṇa
“The speculative argument of philosophers — “This world is real,” “No, it is not real” — is based upon incomplete knowledge of the Supreme Soul and is simply aimed at understanding material dualities. Although such argument is useless, persons who have turned their attention away from Me, their own true Self, are unable to give it up.”
What the purport teaches
- Debate about whether the world is real rests on incomplete knowledge of the Supreme Soul. Without understanding Lord Kṛṣṇa, such argument is useless.
- The material world is real because it comes from the supreme reality, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Understanding His creation requires taking shelter of Him.
- Devotees are not inclined to this unresolved speculation. They are satisfied by advancing spiritual enlightenment and their increasingly beautiful experience of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Spend two minutes rereading this purport with the aim of understanding Kṛṣṇa rather than winning an argument.
Ask yourself
Does my reflection help me take shelter of Kṛṣṇa, or leave me circling in argument?
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.