IT CAN TAKE A SECOND
It can take a lifetime... many lifetimes...or it can take a second to realize that we the conscious living beings are different from these material bodies... material coverings. And that we the conscious entities are part and parcel of the Supreme Living Being.
"That is the way of the spiritual and godly life, after attaining which a man is not bewildered. Being so situated, even at the hour of death, one can enter into the kingdom of God." Bhagavad Gita As It Is 2.72
As described in previous verses...controlling the mind and senses by engaging them in Krishna consciousness. Krishna, a name of God, the Supreme Being. One thing everyone agrees upon is that death of the material body is certain. What happens after death is not always in agreement or with clear understanding.
But here Lord Krishna is speaking directly. By controlling the mind and senses and engaging them in Krishna consciousness all bewilderment is removed and it becomes clear the passage at death into another world.
What an amazing phenomenon!!
The more I realize how fallen I really am
The more I appreciate Krishna consciousness.