Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.32.17
Ūti· What drives us to actPassion Brings Anxiety and Endless Striving
“Such persons, impelled by the mode of passion, are full of anxieties and always aspire for sense gratification due to uncontrolled senses. They worship the forefathers and are busy day and night improving the economic condition of their family, social or national life.”
What the purport teaches
- Those impelled by the mode of passion are full of anxieties. Their uncontrolled senses keep them aspiring for sense gratification.
- Such persons worship the forefathers while remaining absorbed in material concerns.
- They work day and night to improve the economic condition of their family, society or nation.
Try this today
Pause during one anxious moment today and identify whether a desire for sense gratification is driving it.
Ask yourself
When does my desire for enjoyment turn useful work into anxious, constant striving?
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.