Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.31.32
Ūti· What drives us to actChoose Association That Supports Spiritual Progress
“If, therefore, the living entity again associates with the path of unrighteousness, influenced by sensually minded people engaged in the pursuit of sexual enjoyment and the gratification of the palate, he again goes to hell as before.”
What the purport teaches
- Human life is a valuable opportunity after much suffering. Wasting it in association devoted to sexual enjoyment and pleasing the palate leads back to hellish conditions.
- Materialistic life neglects spiritual identity and spiritual advancement. Even formal religious observance does not protect someone who continues such association.
- An intelligent person gives up undesirable association and mixes with saintly persons. Saintly association removes doubts and brings tangible spiritual progress.
Try this today
Make time today for one conversation with a saintly person about spiritual understanding.
Ask yourself
Does my chosen company encourage spiritual understanding or mainly sense enjoyment?
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.