Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.2.29
Ūti· What drives us to actRecognize the Consequences of Sinful Actions
“It is now clear that as a consequence of such activities, a sinful person like me must be thrown into hellish conditions meant for those who have broken religious principles and must there suffer extreme miseries.”
What the purport teaches
- Ajāmila recognized that his sinful activities had serious consequences.
- He understood that hellish conditions await those who break religious principles.
- He feared the extreme miseries of those conditions and applied this warning to his own conduct.
Try this today
Pause before one choice today and consider whether it respects or breaks religious principles.
Ask yourself
Am I honestly considering the consequences of my own actions?
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.