Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.29.32
Ūti· What drives us to actDirect Your Effort Toward Kṛṣṇa Consciousness
“The living entities are trying to counteract different miserable conditions pertaining to providence, other living entities or the body and mind. Still, they must remain conditioned by the laws of nature, despite all attempts to counter these laws.”
What the purport teaches
- Living entities continually try to counter suffering caused by providence, other beings, and the body and mind. Despite these efforts, they remain conditioned by the laws of nature.
- Material attempts to remove one misery often bring another, as seeking wealth can replace poverty with exhausting struggle. The purport recommends contentment with one’s present position and directing energy toward Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- Developing Kṛṣṇa consciousness is more valuable than endlessly rearranging material conditions. Kṛṣṇa promises that His devotee never perishes, even amid miseries beyond the devotee’s control.
Try this today
Set aside five minutes you would otherwise spend planning greater material comfort, and use them to study this teaching on devotional service.
Ask yourself
How much of my energy goes into rearranging material conditions rather than developing Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
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.