Urukrama Dasa
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AND WHOEVER, AT THE END OF HIS LIFE, QUITS HIS BODY, REMEMBERING ME ALONE, AT ONCE ATTAINS MY NATURE, OF TH IS THERE IS NO DOUBT WHATEVER STATE OF BEING ONE REMEMBERS WHEN HE QUITS HIS BODY, O SON OF KUNTI, THAT STATE HE WILL ATTAIN WITHOUT FAIL. THEREFORE, ARJUNA, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS THINK OF ME IN THE FORM OF KRSNA AND AT THE SAME T IME CARRY OUT YOUR PRESCRIBED DUTY OF FIGHTING. WITH YOUR ACTIVITIES DEDICATED TO ME AND YOUR MIND AND INTELLIGENCE FIXED ON ME, YOU WILL ATTAIN ME WITHOUT DOUBT. Urukrama dasa Brahmacari Memoirs Compiled by Yamala Arjuna dasa FOREWARD Devotees, who have not heard of Urukrama dasa Brahmacari of Vancouver Iskcon, may wonder why a book has been published about him. One may ask, ―Wha t did he do that was so great? But, he wasn‘t even a sannyasi!‖ by a quick glance at the contents of this book, one can see that Urukrama dasa had some kind of debilitating disease and died prematurely. So one may think, ―Oh, out of sentiment his friends have remembered him.‖ But there‘s more to Urukrama dasa‘s story than meets the superficial e ye. By a thoughtful reading of these memoirs one will gradually deepen in appreciation for Urukrama dasa. Moreover, one will sense the de ep message which his life and passing away holds for every living being. Urukrama dasa‘s achievement was not a small one. For many years he lived in a crippled condition, and for a number o f years he also knew for certain that his death was imminent. According to Vedic scriptures, almost all human beings lack the realization that they‘re actually going to die. B y a grand delusion (Maya) we think tha t it may never happen. In the Mahabharata, Yamaraja was asked by Maharaj Yudhistira , ―what is the most wonderful thing within this world?‖ maharaja Yudhistira replied, ―Hundreds and thousands of living entities meet death at every mo ment but a foolish living being nonetheless thinks himself deathless and does not prepare for death. This is the most wonderful thing in the world.‖ By the grace of Lord Krsna, the supreme personality of godhead, and his pure devotee His divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, we are able to understand these difficult facts, and live our lives in a way that will help us to transcend deat h, and transmigration in the material species. Devotees in the Krsna consciousness movement regularly gear of these teachings and man y of us have memorized phrases like‖ ante
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