Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.14.13
Ūti· What drives us to actPossessions Alone Do Not Bring Happiness
“His queens all had beautiful faces and attractive eyes, yet neither his opulences, his hundreds and thousands of queens, nor the lands of which he was the supreme proprietor were sources of happiness for him.”
What the purport teaches
- Citraketu's queens had beautiful faces and attractive eyes, yet they were not sources of happiness for him.
- His great opulences also failed to give him pleasure.
- Although he was the supreme proprietor of vast lands, that ownership did not make him happy.
Try this today
Pause before one nonessential purchase today and consider whether possessing it would truly settle your dissatisfaction.
Ask yourself
What possession or advantage am I expecting to make me happy?
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.