Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.25.29
Ūti· What drives us to actHappiness in the Lord Transcends the Modes
“Happiness derived from the self is in the mode of goodness, happiness based on sense gratification is in the mode of passion, and happiness based on delusion and degradation is in the mode of ignorance. But that happiness found within Me is transcendental.”
What the purport teaches
- Happiness derived from the self is in goodness.
- Happiness based on sense gratification is in passion. Happiness based on delusion and degradation is in ignorance.
- Happiness found within the Lord is transcendental, beyond these material forms of happiness.
Try this today
Pause during one pleasant moment today and reflect on whether its source is the self, sense gratification or your relationship with the Lord.
Ask yourself
What kind of happiness am I seeking most often?
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.