Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.1.3 · one of the 108 chosen verses
Ūti· What drives us to actMake Human Life Spiritually Profitable
“The lifetime of such an envious householder is passed at night either in sleeping or in sex indulgence, and in the daytime either in making money or maintaining family members.”
What the purport teaches
- A life spent only in sleeping, sex indulgence, earning money and maintaining family brings no spiritual profit. The Bhāgavata school condemns making these activities the whole purpose of civilization.
- Vedic knowledge is directed toward liberating the spirit soul from the contamination of matter. Knowledge concerning this is called ātma-tattva.
- Human life is not meant merely for hard labor and material enjoyment. It is specially meant for solving the problems and miseries of material life.
Try this today
Set aside five minutes today to study this purport’s explanation of ātma-tattva rather than pursuing another material comfort.
Ask yourself
Where in my daily routine am I making room for knowledge of the spirit soul?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.