The Bhāva door

Name a feeling or situation. Receive a verse to sit with.

Death, mortality, impermanence

I am afraid of dying · I am reminded of my mortality · Everything is temporary

जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च |

jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyurdhruvaṃ janma mṛtasya ca .

2.27 For certain is death for the born, and certain is birth for the dead; therefore, over the inevitable thou shouldst not grieve.

Why this verse: Those who are born are certain to die, and those who die are certain to be born again. Therefore, you should not lament over the unavoidable.

BG 8.5Bhagavad Gītā

अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम् |

antakāle ca māmeva smaranmuktvā kalevaram .

8.5 And whosoever, leaving the body, goes forth remembering Me alone, at the time of death, he attains My Being: there is no doubt about this.

Why this verse: Whoever gives up the body remembering Me at the time of death, at once attains My nature. Of this there is no doubt.