Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.8.1
Mukti· LiberationLive Simply for Loving Service
“The saintly brāhmaṇa said: O King, the embodied living entity automatically experiences unhappiness in heaven or hell. Similarly, happiness will also be experienced, even without one’s seeking it. Therefore a person of intelligent discrimination does not make any endeavor to obtain such material happiness.”
What the purport teaches
- Material happiness and unhappiness come automatically as results of past and present activities. An intelligent person does not waste life pursuing temporary sense gratification.
- Even the best material enjoyment cannot offset the suffering involved in obtaining it. The python teaches acceptance of whatever comes for maintenance.
- One should live simply and reserve the major portion of life for loving service to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Pleasing Him is the way to permanent happiness.
Try this today
Set aside one unnecessary pursuit of comfort today and use that time for loving service to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Where could I simplify my pursuit of comfort to make more room for serving Kṛṣṇa?
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.