Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.5.17
Ūti· What drives us to actMake Time for Your Spiritual Duty
“The killers of the soul are never peaceful, because they consider that human intelligence is ultimately meant for expanding material life. Thus neglecting their real, spiritual duties, they are always in distress. They are filled with great hopes and dreams, but unfortunately these are always destroyed by the inevitable march of time.”
What the purport teaches
- Those who think human intelligence is meant only for expanding material life neglect their real spiritual duties. Despite presuming to have knowledge, they remain without peace.
- Their hopes and plans cannot withstand the inevitable march of time. Neglect of spiritual duty leaves them in distress.
- The purport describes the destination of those who neglect the soul as worlds covered by darkness and ignorance. Its warning urges us not to waste human life.
Try this today
Pause one material project today long enough to give five attentive minutes to your spiritual duty.
Ask yourself
Which material ambition is taking time away from my spiritual duty?
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.