Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.23.20
Ūti· What drives us to actA Single Coin Can Divide Loved Ones
“Even a man’s brothers, wife, parents and friends united with him in love will immediately break off their affectionate relationships and become enemies over a single coin.”
What the purport teaches
- Brothers, wife, parents and friends may be closely united in affection.
- Yet a dispute over even a single coin can immediately break those affectionate relationships.
- The desire for money can turn people who were very dear to one another into enemies.
Try this today
In one money-related conversation today, speak without hostility and protect the affection between you.
Ask yourself
Have I allowed a small financial disagreement to outweigh affection for someone?
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.