Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.31
Sarga· CreationPurify Desire Through Devotional Service
“Egoism in the mode of passion produces two kinds of senses: the senses for acquiring knowledge and the senses of action. The senses of action depend on the vital energy, and the senses for acquiring knowledge depend on intelligence.”
What the purport teaches
- Both the senses for acquiring knowledge and the senses of action arise from egoism in passion. The senses of action depend on vital energy, while those for acquiring knowledge depend on intelligence.
- Desire cannot be stopped, but it can be purified by turning toward pleasing the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This purification begins under the direction of the spiritual master.
- Material possessions do not measure spiritual wealth. Engaging purified senses in the Lord's service in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is pure devotion.
Try this today
Identify one desire today and write down how it could be directed toward devotional service.
Ask yourself
Which desire could I redirect from material control toward pleasing the Supreme Personality of Godhead?
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.