Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.29.41
Ūti· What drives us to actCultivate Devotion Through Devotee Association
“Because the conditioned soul is always disturbed by the bodily necessities such as hunger and thirst, he has very little time to cultivate attachment to hearing the nectarean words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- The conditioned soul is constantly disturbed by bodily necessities such as hunger and thirst. These disturbances leave little time to develop attachment to hearing the Lord’s nectarean words.
- A beginner cannot cultivate Kṛṣṇa consciousness through solitary practice without devotee association. Bodily demands disturb such attempts.
- Merely presenting oneself as a devotee does not establish Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Addiction to illicit sex, intoxication, gambling and meat-eating prevents its development.
Try this today
Contact a devotee today and arrange a time to hear about the Lord together.
Ask yourself
How can association with advanced devotees help me protect time for hearing about the Lord?
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.