Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.1.45
Ūti· What drives us to actPresent Actions Shape the Next Life
“In proportion to the extent of one’s religious or irreligious actions in this life, one must enjoy or suffer the corresponding reactions of his karma in the next.”
What the purport teaches
- Religious and irreligious actions in this life bring corresponding enjoyment or suffering in the next. These reactions are proportionate to one’s actions.
- Those who act in goodness rise to higher planetary systems to become demigods.
- Those who act ordinarily without excessively sinful deeds remain in the middle planetary system. Those who perform abominable sinful actions descend to hellish life.
Try this today
Before making one choice today, consider its consequences beyond immediate enjoyment.
Ask yourself
How might considering the next life change a choice I face today?
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.