Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.13.30
Ūti· What drives us to actFreedom Comes Through Surrender to Kṛṣṇa
“The living entity tries to achieve happiness and rid himself of the causes of distress, but because the various bodies of the living entities are under the full control of material nature, all his plans in different bodies, one after another, are ultimately baffled.”
What the purport teaches
- Plans for bodily happiness are repeatedly baffled because the living entity is under material nature. Even pious activities bind one to reactions when they are not performed for Kṛṣṇa’s satisfaction.
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead observes our desires and activities as the Supersoul within the heart. Material nature works under His supervision.
- The only means of freedom from this entanglement is surrender to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Human life gives us the opportunity to act for His satisfaction rather than remain in the cycle of birth and death.
Try this today
Before one task today, pause and consider how to do it for Kṛṣṇa’s satisfaction.
Ask yourself
Am I planning only for my own comfort, or for Kṛṣṇa’s satisfaction?
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.