Aspiration (Books)

Expressions researched:
"aspirable" |" aspirant" |" aspirants" |" aspiration" |" aspirations"

Bhagavad-gita As It Is

BG Chapters 7 - 12

Pure devotional service is without aspiration and without desire for material profit.

BG 7.16, Purport: Unlike the miscreants, these are adherents of the regulative principles of the scriptures, and they are called sukṛtinaḥ, or those who obey the rules and regulations of scriptures, the moral and social laws, and are, more or less, devoted to the Supreme Lord. Out of these there are four classes of men—those who are sometimes distressed, those who are in need of money, those who are sometimes inquisitive, and those who are sometimes searching after knowledge of the Absolute Truth. These persons come to the Supreme Lord for devotional service under different conditions. These are not pure devotees, because they have some aspiration to fulfill in exchange for devotional service. Pure devotional service is without aspiration and without desire for material profit.