How to overcome fear of what comes after death?

Answer Podcast

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thank you start feeling anxious about what comes after death that is an indication of the elevation of our Krishna Consciousness because sometimes when we live in a tunnel vision we think only of immediate or short term things and with that kind of thinking we don’t really recognize that life doesn’t end with death and life is going to go on so rather than getting into the specifics of this particular we have to look at principles the principle is that our existence is three dimensional it is not just physical there is the physical, there is the mental, there is the spiritual so the physical existence is going to come to an end sooner or later that is inevitable but the spiritual side is lasting and as souls we continue to exist even before the birth we existed after death also we will exist and so it applies to our relatives also our loved ones also but they are souls within bodies they are not just their bodies and if presently we connect with them only at the level of the body then we think of this is my child, this is my husband, this is my father this is my this like this this is an important functional way of relating but along with that we also need to understand that they are souls they are parts of God I am also a part of God and our mutual connection in our familial roles that may not be eternal but our spiritual connection as members of God’s family that is eternal my relation with my wife my son, my daughter, my father is eternal because we are all parts of God and that relationship in principle in our mutual connection and in our connection with Krishna that is eternal and to the more we spiritualize the relationship the more we will be able to focus on taking that relationship to the level of eternity that means that if I focus on the relationship only in the bodily terms that means you think of yourself as a father and you think of your child as your son then that relationship is an important functional relationship if that is all that is there to the relationship then that relationship will not be sustained but if I understand I am a soul, he is a soul this soul is a part of Krishna and that he has been placed in my care by Krishna’s arrangement then you can that is a spiritual vision to the relationship and when we have a spiritual vision to the relationship that means we care for our loved ones not only for their body but also for their mind and also for their souls so we try to also connect them with Krishna we want to be available for our loved ones but we cannot always be available all the time but Krishna can be available to them all the time and if we strive to connect them with Krishna we will be able to do the ultimate benefit for them so right now what you could do is two things we have a vertical relationship with Krishna we have a horizontal relationship with others the vertical relationship with Krishna we develop by doing our bhakti activities the horizontal relationship with others we develop by doing our responsibilities and roles in that service in that particular relationship if we can try to connect ourselves with Krishna and inspire them to connect with Krishna also then we are doing both aspects of your relationship and then that way even if the material relationship is severe by your prayers, by your spiritual connectedness you will still be able to do good for them and you as a soul, Krishna is present in the hearts of all of us even now and wherever we go in our next life, Krishna will be there with us so the more we seek our shelter in our spiritual relationship with Krishna the more the insecurity will go away and you will experience peace and confidence in whatever future awaits and that is that peace and confidence will come not only in the post death even in before death, in this life also while you are functioning in this world the more you become connected with Krishna the more you will feel peaceful and confident you will be able to move forward in your life so focus on trying to cultivate the spiritual connection and see whatever you can do to help others connected with Krishna your family members and loved ones connect with Krishna and thus you can spiritualize and eternalize that relationship