Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.27.4
Ūti· What drives us to actKṛṣṇa Is Our Actual Friend
“Actually a living entity is transcendental to material existence, but because of his mentality of lording it over material nature, his material existential condition does not cease, and just as in a dream, he is affected by all sorts of disadvantages.”
What the purport teaches
- The soul is transcendental to material nature, yet the desire to lord it over nature keeps him conditioned. Like someone in a dream, he experiences disadvantages arising from this mistaken mentality.
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the supreme enjoyer, proprietor and friend of all living entities. Conditioned life continues while we claim these positions for ourselves.
- Our ability to help others is limited, but Kṛṣṇa’s friendship never cheats anyone. The greatest service is to awaken others to Kṛṣṇa consciousness so they can recognize their actual friend.
Try this today
Pause today and reflect: “Kṛṣṇa is the supreme enjoyer, proprietor and my actual friend.”
Ask yourself
How might remembering Kṛṣṇa as my actual friend change my desire to control things?
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.