Preparing For That Final Moment
Death is the highest Truth. D Ironically, we are never taught that we should understand and prepare for the same. On meeting with evolved people, usually the concerns and queries revolve around how to get along with family and others, prepare for a flourishing business, a good job or how to get enlightened. No one asks how to prepare for death. By negating this eternal truth one can never experience the tranquility it offers because it is thought to be the cause of sorrow and suffering. We prepare for life's journey in great detail but not for that final journey. What does one pack while embarking to the unknown? This is a beautiful thought. Inthe Bhagwad Gita, Krishna states: "If you take Haryana along with your last breath, you will be delivered of all gravities and get moksha." Then Arjuna says, of death I will take your name and will be delivered." Krishna smiles and answers, "If you have not practised it all your life you won't be able to utter the name of Hari at the final moment!" The last thought depends on the life one has lived. It is very hard to utter Haryana if one has been preoccupied in material attachments, and selfish motives with thoughts of 'mine and thine'. Everyone should prepare for this last journey as a sort of sadhana or meditation, which can be done silently without any hectic rituals. It is very important to learn the art of dying along with learning how to celebrate life. hen one is about to leave one's mortal coils, the only things of eternal value that one can leave behind for the next generation are samskaras or virtues, feelings and progressive thoughts ereft of virtues may spoil the party for the recipients. But with good karma they will be able to do justice to all the tangible and intangible wealth you have left behind. The rightfeel has to be left behind, so that one evolves and becomes an instrument for the welfare of humanity. Humanity is losing its ground due to lack of awareness of this truth What will i get out of this', I was bored', I was not attended to properly'- everything has come to this claustrophobic state where it is all about 'I, meand myself'. This vicious circle has to be broken by constant meditation and awareness so that truth, love, karma and light can spread for joyful coexistence. The things that are left behind or taken along with the lastenergy spark cost nothing. Just a truthfulandjoyful i& thought that is Satyam, Shivamand Sundaram, to do justice to life and karma bestowed upon bSupreme. Why not give back touniverse the same purity with one is born. This is the essence of the whoCreation.It is an irony that the hmind indulges in 'apara', worldlythings, and does not prepare fort'para',the beyond-mind eternaljney, which is the reality of existhe last thought reflects thegrowth of consciousness. Thelbody made up of five elements iclay for the Supreme Potter, andthe wheel of Time a new pot is according to the evolution duriprevious sojourn on Earth. We are here to just play, expland gather information for furtevolution. The so-called custodof religion donot impart this w as their attention is on creatingand domains.
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Preparing For That Final Moment
Death is the highest Truth. D Ironically, we are never taught that we should understand and prepare for the same. On meeting with evolved people, usually the concerns and queries revolve around how to get along with family and others, prepare for a flourishing business, a good job or how to get enlightened. No one asks how to prepare for death. By negating this eternal truth one can never experience the tranquility it offers because it is thought to be the cause of sorrow and suffering. We prepare for life's journey in great detail but not for that final journey. What does one pack while embarking to the unknown? This is a beautiful thought. Inthe Bhagwad Gita, Krishna states: "If you take Haryana along with your last breath, you will be delivered of all gravities and get moksha." Then Arjuna says, of death I will take your name and will be delivered." Krishna smiles and answers, "If you have not practised it all your life you won't be able to utter the name of Hari at the final moment!" The last thought depends on the life one has lived. It is very hard to utter Haryana if one has been preoccupied in material attachments, and selfish motives with thoughts of 'mine and thine'. Everyone should prepare for this last journey as a sort of sadhana or meditation, which can be done silently without any hectic rituals. It is very important to learn the art of dying along with learning how to celebrate life. hen one is about to leave one's mortal coils, the only things of eternal value that one can leave behind for the next generation are samskaras or virtues, feelings and progressive thoughts ereft of virtues may spoil the party for the recipients. But with good karma they will be able to do justice to all the tangible and intangible wealth you have left behind. The rightfeel has to be left behind, so that one evolves and becomes an instrument for the welfare of humanity. Humanity is losing its ground due to lack of awareness of this truth What will i get out of this', I was bored', I was not attended to properly'- everything has come to this claustrophobic state where it is all about 'I, meand myself'. This vicious circle has to be broken by constant meditation and awareness so that truth, love, karma and light can spread for joyful coexistence. The things that are left behind or taken along with the lastenergy spark cost nothing. Just a truthfulandjoyful i& thought that is Satyam, Shivamand Sundaram, to do justice to life and karma bestowed upon bSupreme. Why not give back touniverse the same purity with one is born. This is the essence of the whoCreation.It is an irony that the hmind indulges in 'apara', worldlythings, and does not prepare fort'para',the beyond-mind eternaljney, which is the reality of existhe last thought reflects thegrowth of consciousness. Thelbody made up of five elements iclay for the Supreme Potter, andthe wheel of Time a new pot is according to the evolution duriprevious sojourn on Earth. We are here to just play, expland gather information for furtevolution. The so-called custodof religion donot impart this w as their attention is on creatingand domains.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Meena Om kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy : Meena Om Speaking Tree, Times of India