Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.8.2
Mukti· LiberationAccept Simple Maintenance Like the Python
“Following the example of the python, one should give up material endeavors and accept for one’s maintenance food that comes of its own accord, whether such food be delicious or tasteless, ample or meager.”
What the purport teaches
- The python provides an example of accepting food that comes of its own accord.
- One should accept such food whether it is delicious or tasteless.
- Whether the amount is ample or meager, the teaching is to give up material endeavors for obtaining preferred food.
Try this today
At one meal today, accept the food available without complaining about its taste.
Ask yourself
How much does my contentment depend on receiving the food I prefer?
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.