Guest guest Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 antima smriti varjanam - remembrance of the Lord at the time of death is not a precondition for salvation · One of the more prevalent beliefs in rAmAnuja's time, and perhaps even now, is that an essential condition to getting release from the cycle of life and death is remembrance of the Lord at the time of death. This condition in negated this assertion. · On a practical basis, if there is such a condition, it will lead to tremendous uncertainty and tension for any human being. He (or she) will be preoccupied with worrying whether he will be able to have remembrance of the Lord at the time of death. This worrying will make it difficult for the person to channel his mind onto more productive activities in this life, and instead the mind will always be worrying about the eligibility for salvation if the remembrance is not there. · The taking away of this condition frees up the mind of the human-being to concentrate on productive tasks like performing service to the devotees of the Lord, instead of worrying about remembrance of Him at the time of death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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