Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.23.43
Ūti· What drives us to actControl the Mind in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness
“The powerful mind actuates the functions of the material modes, from which evolve the different kinds of material activities in the modes of goodness, ignorance and passion. From the activities in each of these modes develop the corresponding statuses of life.”
What the purport teaches
- The powerful mind sets material activities in motion through goodness, passion and ignorance. These activities lead to corresponding conditions of life.
- Identities such as a wise scholar or a wealthy person are material designations. They follow the mind’s tendency to enjoy temporary sense gratification.
- The stubborn material mind may refuse good advice even when its pursuits bring suffering. One must give up mental concoction and control the mind in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Notice one stubborn material desire today, and pause to remember Kṛṣṇa before acting on it.
Ask yourself
Where does my desire for material gain make me unwilling to hear good advice?
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.