Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.9.8
Mukti· LiberationFurther Simplification Ends the Noise
“Thereafter, as the young girl continued to husk the rice, the two bracelets on each wrist continued to collide and make noise. Therefore she took one bracelet off each arm, and with only one left on each wrist there was no more noise.”
What the purport teaches
- As the girl continued husking rice, the two bracelets on each wrist still collided.
- Leaving two bracelets had not stopped the noise, so she removed one more from each arm.
- With only one bracelet on each wrist, there was no more noise.
Try this today
Check one source of unnecessary noise today and make a further small adjustment if it persists.
Ask yourself
Is there a disturbance that my first attempt to simplify has not yet resolved?
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.