June 14, 2011 | In: Spirituality
A devotee of the Lord has no fear of Death
Death is compared to a cat and an ordinary person is like a mouse. When the mouse is in the mouth of a cat, it knows it is its destruction and so is exceedingly afraid and tries to escape the mouth of the cat. The mouse does not surrender. The mouse is always trying to get away from the cat and therefore there is fear. Cat is death personified for the mouse.
On the other hand, a devotee of the Lord is compared to the kitten. Because the kitten is surrendered to the cat, it is fully dependent on the love of the cat. The kitten sees the cat as its most loving protector. Similarly, when a devotee is face to face with death, he/she simply sees God with love and gratitude. That devotee is feeling the divine protection, the divine love of God at death; that devotee sees that death is simply the door opening to the spiritual world and so there is no fear. It is a promotion. It is like graduating. A devotee welcomes death as an opportunity to serve the Lord in the spiritual world.
- Radhanath Swami
24 Responses to A devotee of the Lord has no fear of Death
Vinay Malani
June 14th, 2011 at 11:24 am
A very wonderful analogy has been used by Radhanath Swami to make us understand how death is viewed positively by devotees in terms of salvation as against the fear surrounding non-devotees at the final moment of their lives.
anand
June 14th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Thank you for sharing. Something to constantly meditate upon. Haribol
Nausheel
June 14th, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Amazing analogy to explain the mood of the Lord and devotee at time of death. Radhanath Swami is teaching this very essential principle to us. Learn to be a kitten instead of the mouse. In short live a life of kitten (preparing in Krishna Consciousness)
dryuvaraj@gmail.com
June 14th, 2011 at 6:26 pm
A devotee welcomes death as an opportunity to serve the Lord in the spiritual world.
- Radhanath Swami
Arjun K Ramachandra
June 15th, 2011 at 5:02 am
That was so relieving to hear! For a devotee who has fully surrendered to the lord death is nothing but an entry door to the eternal realm free of all suffering and anxieties! How wonderful to graduate from this world!
Girish
June 15th, 2011 at 7:14 am
Amazing analogy & example. The teachings or Radhanath Swami are so apt.
Gurrappanaidu
June 15th, 2011 at 9:22 am
Wonderful explanation !
It is really marvelous article.
All Glories to HH Radhanath swami maharaj.
Sundar
June 16th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
Great analogy. Thank you for sharing
Saravana
June 16th, 2011 at 9:07 pm
Haribol
Meera Sharma
June 16th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
Very nice analogy of the rat and the kitten , devotee and non devotee by Maharajah.
anand
June 17th, 2011 at 3:17 pm
Death is a practical idea of nature not morbid! We have to accept death as we accept other things in life and part of nature.
rishi
June 17th, 2011 at 10:00 pm
It was wonderfully explained by Swamiji about how the same death means for someone who served the Lord.
Uma Iyer
June 18th, 2011 at 6:31 am
Great words!
duruvan
June 18th, 2011 at 9:11 pm
Hari Bol
nisha
June 20th, 2011 at 12:18 am
Thank you for sharing..
Ravi Garg
June 20th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
What a beautiful & perfect description of death for a devotee & non-devotee…….Thanks Swamiji for sharing your realisations…..
Balaram Prasad
June 20th, 2011 at 9:41 pm
We should try to be a pure devotee
Sheetal Maheshwari
June 21st, 2011 at 11:37 am
This description of death actually makes one fearless. Only necessity- love for the Supreme Lord. So much hope. Excellent!!
Vinay Jain
June 23rd, 2011 at 5:35 am
The greatest fear for any individual in this world is death. And here Radhanath Swami is explaining in such few lines and using such a simple analogy, how by becoming a devotee of the Lord, one can easily conquer this greatest fear. Thank you Radhanath Swami!
Sumit Sharma
December 29th, 2011 at 10:39 am
Death is certain for every living entity in this material world, but a devotee never fears from it because he knows that death would help him to see his beloved Lord.
Kalpana Kulkarni
January 27th, 2012 at 12:29 am
Thank you for explaining about Death and how we should not be fearful about it.
vijay
February 2nd, 2012 at 4:45 am
nice analogy
Manasa
February 8th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
A devotee sees that death is simply the door opening to the spiritual world and so there is no fear. Devotee is always under the protection of the Lord
shailesh
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:49 am
Hariboool.Very nicely explained by Radhanath Maharaj !