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Death
Until the time of this first photograph, your life is free; it does not
cost you anything. The first two-thirds of your life is free. It is the
last third that is consequential; your actions during the last third of
your life are imprinted on the balance sheet, which will come in
front of you in the last hour of your life. Is this a fair or an oppressive
law? It is not oppressive is it? It is fair, is it not? It says that we
have no objection to your reckless ways during the first two-
thirds of your life but you had better shape up during the remaining
third of your life, before you die.
Horrible Death Every Second As ‘I am Chandulal’
Questioner: Can we not say that it is the body that dies?
Dadashri: Those who are not Self-realized, face two kinds
of death:
The first one is the one that takes place every moment of
his life when he says, ‘I am Chandulal’. This is called bhaav maran.
Then the worldly death takes place when the body dies.
That is why Krupadu Dev, Srimad Rajchandra wrote,
‘Why oh why are you so absorbed in this worldly life, where
horrible death is occurring every moment of your life as ‘I am
Chandulal’?’
Death In Samadhi – I Am Pure Soul
You can tell death, ‘Come whenever you want to, early or
late, but come as samadhi death.’
Samadhi death means that at the time of death the dying
one remembers nothing but his Soul. His chit, the component of
the mind that has knowledge and vision is focused on nothing but
his Pure Soul. His mind, his chit, his intellect, and his ego are