Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.22.32
Mukti· LiberationMake Self-Realization Your True Interest
“There is no stronger obstruction to one’s self-interest than thinking other subject matters to be more pleasing than one’s self-realization.”
What the purport teaches
- Human life is especially meant for self-realization. This includes understanding both the individual living entity and the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Becoming more interested in the body and sense gratification creates obstructions to self-realization. Thinking other pursuits more pleasing than self-realization is the strongest obstruction to our true interest.
- Instead of seeking our own sense gratification, we should direct our activities toward satisfying the senses of the Supreme Soul. Activities contrary to this principle work against our real welfare.
Try this today
Before one activity today, pause and consider how to direct it toward satisfying the Supreme Lord rather than only yourself.
Ask yourself
What am I treating as more important than self-realization?
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.