Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.25.16
Ūti· What drives us to actThe Heart Houses the Living Entity
“In that city there were many assembly houses, street crossings, streets, restaurants, gambling houses, markets, resting places, flags, festoons and beautiful parks. All these surrounded the city.”
What the purport teaches
- The heart is compared to an assembly house because the living entity resides there along with the Paramātmā. It is the center of remembrance, forgetfulness and deliberation.
- The eyes, ears and nose are places of attraction for sense enjoyment. The city's streets represent different kinds of air moving within the body.
- The body is also a resting place for the fatigued living entity. Its palms and the soles of its feet are compared to flags and festoons.
Try this today
Before one decision today, pause to remember that the Paramātmā is present within your heart.
Ask yourself
How might remembering the Paramātmā within the heart affect my deliberations?
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.