Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.34
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyTolerate Insults and Respect Everyone
“One should tolerate all insults and never fail to show proper respect to any person. Avoiding identification with the material body, one should not create enmity with anyone.”
What the purport teaches
- One should tolerate insulting words rather than respond with hostility.
- One should never fail to show proper respect to any person.
- Avoiding identification with the material body, one should not create enmity with anyone.
Try this today
In one difficult interaction today, pause before answering and choose respectful words.
Ask yourself
How could I show respect even when someone's words upset me?
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.