It's Hard to Hit Moving Targets

Just like the battlefield principle that it is very difficult to shoot a moving target, if we keep ourselves always busy in devotional service 24 hours a day, the material energy will never be able to capture us. We have ample activities to keep ourselves constantly fully busy for the rest of our lives: hearing about Krishna, chanting His names, remembering Him, cooking for Him, and taking over the world for Him. What could be more exciting than to be fully absorbed in Krishna consciousness for all of eternity?

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: How to Be Fearless of Death?

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Is it really true that a devotee doesn't fear death? I understand that death is the most painful process so how can a devotee be fearless of death? Do devotees also experience pain just like any other people while leaving the body? How does a devotee transcend the misery of pain at the the time of death?

Your servant,

Chandra Chaitanya Das

Answer: Prepare for the Ultimate Dream Vacation

If you were saving up for many years to go on a dream vacation, and finally after many years of pinching every penny you had purchased your tickets, got your visa, got your vacation time from your job and now were all set to fly, how would you feel? Let's say it was your first time ever to fly and you were a little nervous about what it would be like to take off in an airplane. But what would you be feeling? Would you be excited in anticipation of what it would be like to be spending quality time in the ultimate vacation spot with no anxiety about job pressure, fighting it out in the commute on the way to your office, or paying your bills? Okay, perhaps the take off in the airplane would be a bit jarring. But wouldn't the small inconvenience be worth it for the incredible benefit you would be getting?

So just try to understand from the above example how someone who is fixed in Krishna consciousness feels about death and prepare yourself now for the ultimate exciting adventure of entering the wondrous spiritual sky and reviving your long lost personal loving relationship with the all-merciful Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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