How to Act at The Time of Death | BG Ch 8 | HG Vaisesika Dasa | Bhaktivedanta Manor | 25 June 2026

I love talking about preparation, because there’s a way in which being in preparation mode is exhilarating. In the verse we read, 'prayāṇa-kāle manasācalena bhakti-yuktō yoga-balena caiva'—Kṛṣṇa says you have to have some kind of yoga-balena, some spiritual strength, and that, He says, comes from practicing some kind of yoga. Saṭ-cakra-yoga is indicated here, but He recommends bhakti-yoga, one should be prepared. And as far as cultivating Kṛṣṇa consciousness, preparation for going back to Godhead and goals are not mutually exclusive. Saṅkhyā-pūrvaka-nāma-gāna-naṭibhiḥ kālāvasānī-kṛtau. Śrīnivāsa Ācārya writes in his song about the six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana: they very deliberately counted everything. Saṅkhyā-pūrvaka means "numerical strength," goes with Yoga-balena (spiritual strength). Spiritual strength comes with numerical strength. Therefore, one may consider that by keeping strict sādhanā—keeping the numbers steady or increasing them, one can measure how one is doing. One's steadiness in keeping the numbers is indicative of how one is preparing oneself, so the two things go together. Be in preparation mode always. It’s like sometimes people talk about preparing for giving a class or speaking extemporaneously, but the way I see it, we should be constantly preparing so that it’s quite natural—we’re already in conversation about the subject matters that we might be discussing in a larger group or in a class. That’s kind of preparation mode. And that goes for all the different kinds of practices that we have. When we worship Tulasī-devī, you can consider the way in which we approach her with a sense of joy and also appreciation and reverence for who she is; it is aligning us with the mood of the spiritual world. That’s a preparation also, we should always be in that mode. (0:39:05) ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose