Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.19.25
Mukti· LiberationContentment Prepares One for Liberation
“Material existence causes discontent in regard to fulfilling one’s lusty desires and achieving more and more money. This is the cause for the continuation of material life, which is full of repeated birth and death. But one who is satisfied by that which is obtained by destiny is fit for liberation from this material existence.”
What the purport teaches
- Material existence involves discontent over fulfilling lusty desires and obtaining more and more money.
- This dissatisfaction causes material life, with its repeated birth and death, to continue.
- One who is satisfied with what destiny provides is fit for liberation from material existence.
Try this today
Notice one urge to acquire more today, and consciously acknowledge what you already have to meet that need.
Ask yourself
Where is the desire for more money or enjoyment feeding your dissatisfaction?
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.