Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.23.49
Ūti· What drives us to actBodily Identification Blinds Our Intelligence
“Persons who identify with this body, which is simply the product of the material mind, are blinded in their intelligence, thinking in terms of “I” and “mine.” Because of their illusion of “this is I, but that is someone else,” they wander in endless darkness.”
What the purport teaches
- The material body is described as a product of the material mind.
- Those who identify with the body become blinded in intelligence through thoughts of “I” and “mine.”
- The illusion of “this is I, but that is someone else” keeps them wandering in darkness.
Try this today
Notice one possessive thought today and reflect on how it depends on identifying yourself with the body.
Ask yourself
Where are thoughts of “I” and “mine” narrowing my understanding?
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.