End Moment
I heard Prabhupada chanting Hare Krishna at the end moment.
I heard Prabhupada chanting Hare Krishna at the end moment.
Although the mind may work imperfectly at the time of death, Krishna gives a devotee shelter at His lotus feet. Therefore, when a devotee gives up his body, the mind does not take him to another material body. Rather, Krishna takes the devotee to that place where He is engaged in His pastimes. One’s consciousness, therefore, must always be absorbed in Krishna and then one’s life will be successful. Otherwise, the mind will carry the soul to another material body.
Always remember Krishna who is your dear most friend and always serve Him just to please Him and He will give you all intelligence how to be a first class devotee.
Shravanam, Kirtanam, Smaranam. Kirtaniya sada hari. Constantly remember. So, at the time of death, we will be able to glorify the Lord.
Sravanam, or hearing, is the first step in acquiring transcendental knowledge. One should not give aural reception to unauthorized persons, but should approach the proper person, as recommended in Bhagavad Gita.
By glorifying the Lord, we can remain in His association.
The only purpose is to remember the Lord at the end of life. Only one purpose, “ante narayana smriti”.
The goal of all activities is, ‘ante narayana smriti’.
For a person who is suffering in the fire of countless miseries and who desires to cross the insurmountable ocean of material existence, there is no suitable boat except that of cultivating devotion to the transcendental taste for the narrations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s pastimes.
By hearing about and glorifying the Lord, all a person’s activities become molded into spiritual activities and thus all conceptions of material miseries become completely vanquished.