Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.6.10
Ūti· What drives us to actValue Devotional Service More Than Money
“Money is so dear that one conceives of money as being sweeter than honey. Therefore, who can give up the desire to accumulate money, especially in household life? Thieves, professional servants [soldiers] and merchants try to acquire money even by risking their very dear lives.”
What the purport teaches
- Money can seem sweeter than honey and even dearer than life. Thieves, soldiers and merchants may risk their lives to acquire it.
- Early training in renunciation and sense control enabled even wealthy kings to give up their possessions. Material wealth need not remain an unbreakable attachment.
- Human life is rare and temporary, but meaningful because one can perform devotional service. Even a slight amount of sincere devotional service can give complete perfection.
Try this today
Reserve five minutes today for devotional service rather than using that time to pursue an unnecessary purchase.
Ask yourself
Does my desire to acquire money leave room for the true purpose of human life?
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.