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Beyond Birth and Death 2
At this point the yogī determines where he is to go. In the material universe there are innumerable planets, and …
Beyond Birth and Death 2
The generally accepted method for transferral to higher planets is the practice of the meditational yoga system, or jñāna system. …
Beyond Birth and Death 2
If one tries to enter higher planets by mechanical means, instant death is assured, for the body cannot stand the …
Beyond Birth and Death 2
na jāyate mriyate vā kadācin nāyaṁ bhūtvā bhavitā vā na bhūyaḥ ajo nityaḥ śāśvato ’yaṁ purāṇo na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre
Beyond Birth and Death 2
“For the soul there is never birth nor death. Nor, once having been, does he ever cease to be. He …
Beyond Birth and Death 2
We are spirit soul, and as such we are eternal. Why, then, should we subject ourselves to birth and death? …
Beyond Birth and Death 2
The self, or soul, of the individual is a minute spiritual spark. The perfection of yoga lies in the transferral …
Beyond Birth and Death 2
Oṁ ity ekākṣaraṁ brahma: at the point of death the yogī can pronounce oṁ, oṁkāra, the concise form of transcendental …
Beyond Birth and Death 2
ananya-cetāḥ satataṁ yo māṁ smarati nityaśaḥ tasyāhaṁ sulabhaḥ pārtha nitya-yuktasya yoginaḥ
Beyond Birth and Death 2
“For one who remembers Me without deviation, I am easy to obtain, O son of Pṛthā, because of his constant …
Beyond Birth and Death 2
Those who are satisfied with temporary life, temporary pleasure, and temporary facilities are not to be considered intelligent, at least …
Beyond Birth and Death 2
For the impersonalists to get out of this temporary body, Kṛṣṇa here advises that they vibrate the syllable oṁ. In …
Beyond Birth and Death 2
However, as living entities we want enjoyment. Being, in itself, is not enough. We want bliss (ānanda) as well as …
Beyond Birth and Death 2
It is of utmost importance, therefore, that we know the nature of our constitutional position: we want eternity, complete knowledge, …
Beyond Birth and Death 2
cintāmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vṛkṣa- lakṣāvṛteṣu surabhīr abhipālayantam lakṣmī-sahasra-śata-sambhrama-sevyamānaṁ govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Beyond Birth and Death 2
“I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, the first progenitor, who is tending the cows, fulfilling all desire, in abodes built …
Beyond Birth and Death 2
This is a description of Kṛṣṇaloka. The houses are made of what is called “touchstone.” Whatever touchstone touches immediately turns …
Beyond Birth and Death 2
In this material world we have become acclimatized to birth, death, and all sorts of suffering. Material scientists have discovered …
Beyond Birth and Death 2
In India I lived in Vṛndāvana, and now I am in America, but this does not mean that I am …
Beyond Birth and Death 3
The jñānīs and yogīs are generally impersonalists, and although they attain the temporary form of liberation by merging into the …