Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.15.16
Mukti· LiberationContentment Through Connection With the Lord
“One who is content and satisfied and who links his activities with the Supreme Personality of Godhead residing in everyone’s heart enjoys transcendental happiness without endeavoring for his livelihood. Where is such happiness for a materialistic man who is impelled by lust and greed and who therefore wanders in all directions with a desire to accumulate wealth?”
What the purport teaches
- A contented person links his activities with the Supreme Personality of Godhead residing in everyone’s heart.
- Such a satisfied person enjoys transcendental happiness without endeavoring for his livelihood.
- A materialistic person driven by lust and greed wanders in all directions to accumulate wealth. Such pursuit does not provide the happiness described here.
Try this today
Before one activity today, pause and consciously connect its purpose with service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
Are my activities connected with the Lord, or mainly driven by the desire to accumulate more?
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.