Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.6.8
Ūti· What drives us to actControl the Senses to Preserve Devotional Life
“One whose mind and senses are uncontrolled becomes increasingly attached to family life because of insatiable lusty desires and very strong illusion. In such a madman’s life, the remaining years are also wasted because even during those years he cannot engage himself in devotional service.”
What the purport teaches
- Uncontrolled senses and desires that are never satisfied deepen attachment to household life. The remaining years then pass without devotional service.
- Training should begin early with sense control. A householder should follow regulative principles and gradually move toward renunciation rather than increasing attachment.
- A human life spent only in sense gratification is extremely risky. Without God consciousness and austerity, one must accept another body, which may not be human.
Try this today
For today, decline one unnecessary indulgence and use that time for devotional service.
Ask yourself
Which repeated desire most often takes time away from my devotional service?
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.