Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.25.15
Ūti· What drives us to actThe Heart Plans Material Enjoyment
“The floors of the houses in that city were made of sapphire, crystal, diamonds, pearls, emeralds and rubies. Because of the luster of the houses in the capital, the city was compared to the celestial town named Bhogavatī.”
What the purport teaches
- In the city of the body, the heart is compared to the capital. It is the center of plans for material enjoyment.
- Just as a capital contains splendid buildings and palaces, the heart contains many desires and plans. These inward plans can seem very attractive.
- Plans for enjoyment are compared to valuable jewels such as sapphires, rubies, pearls and emeralds. The city's splendor thus illustrates the desires filling the heart.
Try this today
Write down one recurring desire for material enjoyment and notice how much planning it produces.
Ask yourself
Which plans for material enjoyment are occupying my heart today?
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.