Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.1.53
Ūti· What drives us to actRestore Our Natural Tendency to Serve
“Not a single living entity can remain unengaged even for a moment. One must act by his natural tendency according to the three modes of material nature because this natural tendency forcibly makes him work in a particular way.”
What the purport teaches
- No living entity can remain inactive even for a moment. Under material nature, one's tendencies forcibly direct one's work.
- The living entity's original nature is spiritual, and his natural tendency is to serve God. Forgetting this relationship, he serves under the modes of material nature instead.
- By understanding that he is eternally a servant of Kṛṣṇa, one can turn his service attitude toward the Supreme Lord. Returning to this original tendency makes human life successful.
Try this today
Before one act of service today, recall: “I am an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa.”
Ask yourself
Where am I directing my desire to serve, and how can I turn it toward Kṛṣṇa?
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.