Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.25.26
Ūti· What drives us to actUse Human Intelligence for Self-Realization
“My dear lotus-eyed, kindly explain to me where you are coming from, who you are, and whose daughter you are. You appear very chaste. What is the purpose of your coming here? What are you trying to do? Please explain all these things to me.”
What the purport teaches
- Human intelligence should reach beyond eating, sleeping, mating and defending. One should ask about spiritual identity, duty and the supreme source of everything.
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa is seated in everyone’s heart, and remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness come from Him.
- Human life gives the living entity a chance to understand his relationship with God. Inquiry into self-realization is the proper use of this developed consciousness.
Try this today
Write down one sincere question about your spiritual identity or relationship with God, and spend a few minutes reflecting on it.
Ask yourself
Am I using my intelligence to understand my relationship with God?
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.