Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.27.29
Nirodha· Winding upMaterial Advancement Cannot Replace Spiritual Advancement
“This world is a product of fruitive activities. Therefore you may imperceptibly attack people in general. Helped by my soldiers, you can kill them without opposition.”
What the purport teaches
- The material world is shaped by fruitive activities, or work aimed at material results. Its comforts appear attractive to those absorbed in sense gratification and unaware of their spiritual identity.
- Despite efforts to keep the body comfortable, it continues to give pain. Old age, disease and death expose the limits of material advancement.
- Every living entity is a spiritual being, and death is followed by another birth. Without spiritual advancement, the opportunity of human life is wasted.
Try this today
Spend five minutes reflecting on your spiritual identity instead of pursuing one optional material comfort.
Ask yourself
How much of my effort goes toward bodily comfort compared with spiritual advancement?
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.