Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.25.18
Ūti· What drives us to actIgnorance Obscures Higher Awareness
“When one’s higher awareness fails and finally disappears and one is thus unable to concentrate his attention, his mind is ruined and manifests ignorance and depression. You should understand this situation to be the predominance of the mode of ignorance.”
What the purport teaches
- Under the predominance of ignorance, higher awareness fails and finally disappears.
- In this condition, one becomes unable to concentrate attention.
- The verse describes the mind as ruined, manifesting ignorance and depression.
Try this today
Read this translation slowly today, noticing whether you can keep your attention on its meaning.
Ask yourself
When do I notice my attention becoming dull and difficult to direct?
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.