Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.5.3
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSee Everyone as Part of Kṛṣṇa
“Prahlāda certainly heard and recited the topics of politics and economics taught by the teachers, but he understood that political philosophy involves considering someone a friend and someone else an enemy, and thus he did not like it.”
What the purport teaches
- Prahlāda heard and recited his teachers’ lessons in politics and economics, but he did not accept their division of people into friends and enemies.
- A devotee sees every living being as part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, a devotee does not create divisions of friendship and enmity.
- A devotee treats friends and enemies equally by trying to educate both in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Others may regard the devotee as an enemy, but the devotee does not cultivate that hostility.
Try this today
Think of someone you find difficult and consciously remember that this person is part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Whom do I label an enemy, forgetting that they too are part of 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.