Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.9.5
Ūti· What drives us to actAssuming Mercy Means Personal Enjoyment
“O beautiful girl with beautiful eyebrows, certainly Providence, by His causeless mercy, has sent You to please the senses and minds of all of us. Is this not a fact?”
What the purport teaches
- The demons suggested that Providence had sent the beautiful girl to them.
- They described Her arrival as an act of His causeless mercy.
- Their appeal centered on the belief that She had come to please their senses and minds.
Try this today
Notice one pleasant experience today and examine whether you immediately treat it as something meant to satisfy you.
Ask yourself
Do I sometimes assume that a welcome opportunity exists simply for my enjoyment?
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.