Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.22.5
Ūti· What drives us to actRecognize the Energies Behind Disagreement
“When philosophers argue, “I don’t choose to analyze this particular case in the same way that you have,” it is simply My own insurmountable energies that are motivating their analytic disagreements.”
What the purport teaches
- The modes of goodness, passion and ignorance attract philosophers to different views. Under the influence of the Lord’s material energies, they perpetually disagree.
- While sometimes agreeing and sometimes disagreeing, philosophers can forget their own souls. Their arguments then fail to reach a conclusion.
- The Supreme Lord Himself has given the clear explanation. The purport offers respectful obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who possesses unlimited transcendental qualities.
Try this today
Before continuing one disagreement today, pause and offer respectful obeisances to the Supreme Lord.
Ask yourself
When I defend an opinion, do I remember that my thinking can be influenced by the material modes?
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.