Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.25.9
Ūti· What drives us to actQualities Reveal the Predominant Mode
“A person exhibiting qualities such as self-control is understood to be predominantly in the mode of goodness. Similarly, a passionate person is recognized by his lust, and one in ignorance is recognized by qualities such as anger.”
What the purport teaches
- Qualities such as self-control indicate that goodness is predominant in a person.
- A passionate person is recognized by qualities such as lust.
- A person in ignorance is recognized by qualities such as anger.
Try this today
When an impulse arises today, pause before acting and practice self-control.
Ask yourself
Which is most evident in your recent responses: self-control, lust or anger?
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.