Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.30.1
Nirodha· Winding upUse Precious Time for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness
“The Personality of Godhead said: As a mass of clouds does not know the powerful influence of the wind, a person engaged in material consciousness does not know the powerful strength of the time factor, by which he is being carried.”
What the purport teaches
- A person in material consciousness is carried by time without knowing its strength, just as clouds are carried by the wind.
- Even one moment cannot be recovered by paying millions of dollars. We should be alert in using the valuable time available to us.
- Life in a particular body has a fixed duration. Within that time, we should complete our development of Kṛṣṇa consciousness and gain release from time’s influence.
Try this today
Set aside five minutes today to study these teachings without distraction.
Ask yourself
What takes up time that I could use for developing Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
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.