Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.25.23
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesFill the Mind with the Lord’s Activities
“Engaged constantly in chanting and hearing about Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the sādhus do not suffer from material miseries because they are always filled with thoughts of My pastimes and activities.”
What the purport teaches
- Material miseries arise from the body and mind, other living entities, and natural disturbances. A sādhu is not disturbed by them because his mind is filled with Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- Sādhus constantly hear and speak about the activities of the Lord and His devotees. They use their words to glorify the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Those who forget the Lord's activities remain full of material anxieties. Devotees absorbed in topics of the Lord become forgetful of material miseries.
Try this today
Spend five minutes hearing about the Lord’s activities, then speak one sentence glorifying Him.
Ask yourself
What subjects usually fill my thoughts and speech, and how much room do I give to the Lord’s activities?
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.