Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.19.4
Ūti· What drives us to actDesire Drives Labor and Entanglement
“After planning how to get the she-goat out of the well, the lusty he-goat dug up the earth on the well’s edge with the point of his horns in such a way that she was able to come out very easily.”
What the purport teaches
- The he-goat dug at the well’s edge with his horns, making a path by which the she-goat could easily escape.
- The purport explains that attraction between male and female motivates labor for economic development, housing and material comfort.
- The desire for a nice apartment, income, children and friends can deepen material entanglement. One becomes absorbed in the ideas of “I” and “mine.”
Try this today
Before one nonessential purchase today, pause and consider whether it will increase your entanglement.
Ask yourself
How much of your effort for comfort is driven by attachment?
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.