Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.25.12
Ūti· What drives us to actSense Enjoyment Cannot Give Complete Satisfaction
“King Purañjana had unlimited desires for sense enjoyment; consequently he traveled all over the world to find a place where all his desires could be fulfilled. Unfortunately he found a feeling of insufficiency everywhere.”
What the purport teaches
- Material sense gratification through society, friendship and love is compared to a drop of water in a desert. It cannot satisfy the living entity’s longing for complete enjoyment.
- The living entity is part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full of enjoyment. Complete enjoyment cannot be achieved separately from Him.
- In every material body, attempts to satisfy the senses bring limitations and dangers. The more one tries to satisfy the senses, the more one becomes entangled and ultimately disappointed.
Try this today
Before repeating one unsatisfying sense pleasure today, pause and recall that complete enjoyment cannot be found apart from the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
What enjoyment am I expecting to satisfy me completely, although it has repeatedly left me wanting more?
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.