Category:Everyone is Dying
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda confronts us with the ultimate paradox of material existence: although everyone is dying every moment, no one thinks they will die. This phenomenon, famously described by Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja as the most wonderful thing in the world, is the result of māyā, or illusion. Death is inevitable for everyone—kings, scientists, and animals alike. However, modern society, in its foolishness, tries to ignore this reality or creates inventions like atomic bombs that merely accelerate the process. Śrīla Prabhupāda distinguishes between two types of death: the death of a kṛpaṇa (miser) who dies without spiritual realization like a cat or dog, and the death of a brāhmaṇa who dies after a life of tapasya (austerity). The only way to stop "dying" is to engage in kṛṣṇa-kathā (topics of Kṛṣṇa), which awards eternal life.
- The Great Paradox: Seeing everyone die yet thinking "I will live forever" is the most wonderful thing.
- Scientific Failure: Science cannot stop death; it can only accelerate it.
- Two Deaths: One can die as a kṛpaṇa (wasted life) or as a brāhmaṇa (perfected life).
- The Reality: From the moment of birth, death begins; every second reduces our duration of life.
- The Solution: Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa before death comes; those engaged in Kṛṣṇa's business are effectively not dying.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Everyone Is Dying Every Moment.
Pages in category "Everyone is Dying"
The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
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- Everyone is dying, and everyone is trying not to die. This is the problem. Nobody wants to die, but everyone is dying. That problem this rascal scientist cannot solve. Therefore they are like dogs, and to catch their tail is like that. Yes
- Everyone is dying, and they accelerate death. And that is taken as scientific
- Everyone is dying, but those who are engaged in krsna-katha, in Krsna consciousness, those who are busy in Krsna's business, they are not dying. They are living
- Everyone is dying, for no one can live here permanently, but one who dies after executing a life of tapasya is a brahmana, and one who dies like a cat or dog, without executing tapasya, is called a krpana
- Everyone is dying. Nobody can live here permanently. That's a fact. But one who is dying after executing the life of tapasya, he's a brahmin. And one who is dying like cats and dogs, without any execution of tapasya, he's called krpana
- Everyone is dying. Your father is dying, your mother is dying, your friend is dying, and still if you cannot understand, then how it will be possible to make you understand
- Everyone is going to die, but they are so voracious, they do not wait up to the death, and they have theorized that - Dead animal is dangerous to health. Now kill while it is in life
- Everyone is going to die. I am going to die tomorrow, he is going to die day after tomorrow, he . . . everyone will have to die. Who will live here? So what is the anxiety? Chant Hare Krsna. That's all
- Everyone is going to die. Who is going to live? Who is here? Can you show me anyone who is going to live? Can you show me
- Everyone is taking birth, everyone is growing, everyone is falling diseased and everyone is dying. Can the modern system stop this
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- That is another ignorance. Everyone is dying. He is thinking, "I will not die." This is ignorance
- This body will not exist, but we forget that. This is the most wonderful thing in this material world. Everyone is dying every moment, still, one who is living, he thinks that he will live forever. That is the most wonderful thing
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- We are going three times, four times India. Who is dying? Everyone is dying natural death. This is all propaganda, to make their position secure. That's all. I have never seen anyone dying for starvation
- We should not optimistically think, "Everyone is dying, but I shall live." Why will you live if everyone is dying? Your grandfather has died, your great-grandfather has died, other relatives of yours have died - why should you live? You will also die
- World Health Organization. Rascal, who is healthy? Everyone is going to die. "World Health Organization." They are manufacturing. They do not think that "Where is health?" Such foolish things are going on all over the world