Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.19.21
Ūti· What drives us to actContentment Makes Time for Self-Realization
“The Personality of Godhead said: O my dear King, even the entirety of whatever there may be within the three worlds to satisfy one’s senses cannot satisfy a person whose senses are uncontrolled.”
What the purport teaches
- Even all the objects of enjoyment in the three worlds cannot satisfy someone whose senses are uncontrolled. The purpose of life is self-realization, not sense gratification.
- Controlling the senses helps stop one's involvement in repeated birth and death. Vedic culture teaches people to be content with the minimum necessities of life.
- Lord Vāmanadeva teaches that possessions cannot bring happiness without contentment. Simple living saves time for self-realization through chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Set aside one unnecessary pursuit today and use that time to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Which desire for more is taking time away from your spiritual 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.