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Remembering him in this way at the time of death, through devotion and the power of meditation, with your mind completely stilled and your concentration fixed in the center of spiritual awareness between the eyebrows, you will realize the supreme Lord.
Another great example of a type of poetry…lovely.
Repeating in this state the divine name, the syllable Om that represents the changeless Brahman, you will go forth from the body and attain the supreme goal.
This supreme Lord who pervades all existence, the true Self of all creatures, may be realized through undivided love.
There is merit in studying the scriptures, in selfless service, austerity, and giving, but the practice of meditation carries you beyond all these to the supreme abode of the highest Lord.
This is a very powerful inspiration to follow the guidance of the sun.
It is
Krishna and Krishna alone who is to be worshipped: he is the goal, the support, the only refuge, the one true friend; he is the beginning and the end (9:18).
This is interesting because we are always told Hinduism was a polytheistic religion, but this says something different
The purpose of life is to realize God, and until this is done, the soul cannot escape creating more karma which has to be worked out, however many lives it might take. The choice to turn toward Self-realization is always open.
whatever he or she worships – will eventually be attained, in some life or other.
The word used is sadhu, which literally means a good person but has come to signify one who leads the spiritual life, giving up all selfish desires to achieve the final goal.
They worship me with a one-pointed mind, having realized that I am the eternal source of all. 14 Constantly striving, they make firm their resolve and worship me without wavering. Full of devotion, they sing of my divine glory.
Krishna is the chief, the best, the most intense, the most beautiful, the most awesome, the essence.
It is Vishnu who cares so much about the sufferings of Mother Earth and her children that he comes to earth again and again, in age after age, to relieve oppression and renew righteousness.
How do we know Vishnu when you see him?
8 I am the source from which all creatures evolve. The wise remember this and worship me with loving devotion. 9 Their thoughts are all absorbed in me, and all their vitality flows to me. Teaching one another, talking about me always, they are happy and fulfilled.
Such a powerful quote of the notion of faith.
