Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.25.28
Ūti· What drives us to actChoose Wholesome and Pure Food
“Food that is wholesome, pure and obtained without difficulty is in the mode of goodness, food that gives immediate pleasure to the senses is in the mode of passion, and food that is unclean and causes distress is in the mode of ignorance.”
What the purport teaches
- Food that is wholesome, pure and obtained without difficulty is in goodness.
- Food that gives immediate pleasure to the senses is in passion.
- Unclean food that causes distress is in ignorance. The purport explains that such food causes painful disease and ultimately premature death.
Try this today
For one meal today, choose wholesome, clean food that is readily available rather than choosing only for taste.
Ask yourself
Do I choose food for wholesomeness and purity, or mainly for immediate sense pleasure?
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.