Category:Becoming Immortal
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda defines the primary purpose of human civilization as the pursuit of Becoming Immortal (amṛtatva). While modern science and atheistic demons like Hiraṇyakaśipu try to prolong the duration of the material body, Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that this is impossible because matter is by nature temporary. True immortality is realized when the living entity understands their identity as an eternal servant of God and engages in devotional service. The analysis of these quotes highlights two distinct paths: the demonic path of trying to dominate the material world to live forever (which always fails), and the divine path of surrendering to Kṛṣṇa to return to the spiritual world (which guarantees eternal life).
- The Demonic Attempt: Figures like Hiraṇyakaśipu performed severe austerities to become immortal in the material world. Despite their intelligence and power, they failed because even the demigods (like Lord Brahmā) are mortal.
- The Devotee's Success: A devotee becomes immortal immediately upon realizing their constitutional position. By engaging in service, they transcend the cycle of birth and death.
- The Definition of Immortality: It is not maintaining the physical body forever, but transferring the soul to the spiritual kingdom where there is no old age or disease.
- The Method: Chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, controlling the senses (especially sex life), and understanding the transcendental nature of Kṛṣṇa's appearance and activities.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Aim of Human Life Is to Become Immortal.
Pages in category "Becoming Immortal"
The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
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- A person who understands his constitutional position as a fragment of the Supreme Lord and engages himself in devotional service with all seriousness at once becomes immortal
- Although Hiranyakasipu had undergone severe austerities, Lord Brahma predicted that he had to die; he could not become immortal or even gain equal status with the demigods
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- False or nonpermanent, whatever it may be, the real human civilization should be based on the purpose of becoming immortal, sat, not asat. That is the distinction between India and other countries
- From Caitanya-caritamrta we learn how Caitanya taught people to become immortal, and thus the title may be properly translated as "the immortal character of the living force"
- From the Caitanya-caritamrta we learn how Lord Caitanya taught people to break the shackles of maya and become immortal - CC Intro
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- He (Hiranyakasipu) indirectly, he thought that "If I get benediction like this, I'll automatically become immortal." What is that? "Now, no man can kill me." "All right, that's all right." "No demigod can kill me." "That's all right." But he forgot God
- He (Hiranyakasipu) took so many benediction, but he did not take this benediction, that "Even God cannot kill me." That he forgot. Therefore, ultimately, with all his intelligence, he failed to become immortal
- He (omkara) is the beginning, middle and end, and He is beginningless as well. When one understands omkara as such, he becomes immortal. One should thus know omkara as a representation of the Supreme situated in everyone's heart
- Hiranya means "gold," and kasipu means "soft bed." This cunning gentleman Hiranyakasipu was interested in these two things-money and women-and he wanted to enjoy them by becoming immortal
- Hiranyakasipu has adored Lord Brahma as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and has expected to become immortal by the benediction of Lord Brahma
- Hiranyakasipu tried to live forever. He underwent severe penances to become immortal. It was not possible
- Hiranyakasipu wanted to become immortal. He wanted not to be conquered by anyone, not to be attacked by old age and disease, and not to be harassed by any opponent. Thus he wanted to become the absolute ruler of the entire universe
- Hiranyakasipu, he also performed tapasya. What was that tapasya? He performed severe tapasya, so much so that the whole universe become perturbed and Brahmaji came to see, "What do you want?" No, I am performing tapasya for becoming immortal
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- If a person who is about to die takes full shelter of the Supreme Lord and places himself fully under His care, he actually attains immortality and becomes eligible to associate with the Supreme Lord and enjoy transcendental bliss
- If anyone can prepare that soma-rasa, and anyone can drink that soma-rasa, he becomes immortal. That means his duration of life increases
- If one follows the Mayavadi philosophy, he misses his opportunity to become immortal after giving up the material body
- If you are actually serious about becoming immortal, then you should study the Vedic literatures from India
- Immediately endeavor to produce nectar, which a person who is about to die may drink to become immortal
- In the karma-kanda section of the Vedas it is said that those who perform the four monthly penances become eligible to drink the somarasa beverages to become immortal and happy forever. BG 1972 purports
- Is there any science to give knowledge how one becomes immortal? Yes, there is. You can become immortal. Not in this material science; not in the so-called universities. But there is knowledge in the Vedic scripture
- It is impossible even for Lord Brahma to give anyone the benediction of becoming immortal, but indirectly Hiranyakasipu received the benediction that no one within this material world would be able to kill him
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- One should know in truth how Krsna, who takes His birth transcendentally, acts to kill the demons but is never killed. When one perfectly understands Krsna in this way, through the medium of sastra, one becomes immortal
- Only those who realize God as the eternal Supreme Personality can become immortal
- Our aim is amrtatva, how to become immortal. That is our aim of life. So we have to achieve that goal of life. We should not be disturbed with this temporary distress and pleasure
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- Simply chant Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare - Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare, and gradually you'll realize how to become immortal
- Since Rahu had become immortal, Lord Brahma accepted him as one of the grahas, or planets, like the moon and the sun
- Spiritual life means how to become immortal
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- That is the aim of human life. How to become immortal
- That you can become immortal simply by becoming Krsna conscious. Krsna says. It is a fact
- The demon (Vrkasura), however, wanted to become immortal by killing everyone with the touch of his hand. Lord Siva could understand this, but because he had promised, he gave him the benediction
- The demons do like that, tapasya for living ever. But they will not take the real method of tapasya, to purify. Their real aim is this material world, and here they want to become immortal. That is their foolishness
- The denizens (of heaven) used to drink nectar to become immortal, but actually they were not confident of their immortality. On the other hand, the boys who were playing with Krsna had no fear of the demons. They were free of fear
- The devotee becomes full in loving Krsna. An intimate relationship between the Lord and the devotee then exists. In that stage, the living entity attains his immortality. Nor is the PG ever out of the sight of the devotee. BG 1972 purports
- The individual soul is advised by the direction of the Supersoul to surrender to Him and thus be happy. Thus he can become immortal and be transferred to the spiritual kingdom, where he will achieve the highest success of an eternal, blissful life
- The whole scheme is - Vedic scheme, not otherwise - how to become immortal. You'll find in Bhagavad-gita, yad gatva na nivartante tad dhama paramam mama (BG 15.6). In many places, the sastra only aims at
- There are instances of foolish penance undertaken by demons like Hiranyakasipu, who performed austere penances to become immortal and kill the demigods. He prayed to Brahma for such things, but ultimately he was killed by the SP of Godhead. BG 1972 pur
- Those who perform the four-month penances become eligible to drink the soma-rasa beverages to become immortal and happy forever
- Transfer to the spiritual world is the highest perfection of life. In other words, the devotee achieves his constitutional position of immortality and thus becomes completely peaceful
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- Unless one can understand his position as a living entity and an eternal servitor of the Lord, there is no question of immortality. But one who accepts these facts becomes immortal
- Upon achieving that stage of transcendental devotional service in pure love of God, a person becomes perfect, immortal, and peaceful
- Upon attaining love of God, a person immediately becomes immortal and no longer has to change his material body
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- We want to become powerful here by so-called science, so-called yoga, kundalini and what other nonsense they are think... They are trying to be immortal, powerful. No, sir, that is not possible. It is not possible
- When a person attains to the perfectional stage of love of Godhead, he becomes liberated even in his present body and realizes his constitutional position of immortality