Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.10.20
Visarga· Brahmā's creationPlants Have Feelings of Pain Within
“All the immovable trees and plants seek their subsistence upwards. They are almost unconscious but have feelings of pain within. They are manifested in variegatedness.”
What the purport teaches
- Immovable trees and plants seek their subsistence upwards.
- Although they are almost unconscious, trees and plants have feelings of pain within.
- These immovable living entities appear in many varieties.
Try this today
Handle a plant gently today, avoiding unnecessary damage to its leaves or stems.
Ask yourself
How might remembering that plants feel pain change the way I handle them?
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.