Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.7.73
Ūti· What drives us to actExcessive Family Attachment Disturbs the Heart
“In this way, one who is too attached to family life becomes disturbed at heart. Like the pigeon, he tries to find pleasure in mundane sex attraction. Busily engaged in maintaining his own family, the miserly person is fated to suffer greatly, along with all his family members.”
What the purport teaches
- One who is too attached to family life becomes disturbed at heart.
- Like the pigeon, such a person tries to find pleasure in mundane sex attraction.
- Busily maintaining his own family, the miserly person is fated to suffer greatly along with his family members.
Try this today
Notice one family-related worry today and consider whether excessive attachment is intensifying it.
Ask yourself
Where does my care for family become excessive attachment that disturbs my heart?
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.