Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, teaches us the most auspicious way to overcome death.

My dear children, of all beings in this world who have assumed material bodies, those bestowed with human form should not toil day and night for the sole purpose of sense gratification, which is attainable even by dogs and pigs that feed on excrement. Rather, they should practice penance and austerity to attain the divine level of devotional service. Through this practice, the heart is purified, and one then discovers an eternal existence of bliss, transcending material happiness and lasting forever.

One who knows the absoluteness of my advent and my actions will no longer have to be reborn in the material universe; upon leaving his body, he will enter my eternal kingdom. People who wish to revive their God-consciousness and increase their love for me dislike doing anything that is not related to my Personality.

When the influence of ignorance covers the distinct soul [the individual and distinct soul of God], it cannot know the nature of the infinitesimal being or that of the Supreme Being, its mind is then absorbed in self-interested action. Therefore, unless it develops its love for the Lord, who is none other than myself, it is certainly not free from successive transmigrations [of repeated reincarnations]. Even if a man is very wise and learned, it will be said of him that he is afflicted with madness if he does not understand that the efforts made for sense gratification are only a waste of time.

Forgetting his own interest, he seeks happiness in this world and centers all his attachments on domestic life, which is centered on sexual relations and subjects him to all kinds of material suffering. As such, he is little better than a stupid animal.

As long as a living being does not inquire into the spiritual values ​​of existence, he must experience defeat and the evils resulting from ignorance. Whether it is due to virtue or sin, karma bears fruit, and if a person is involved in any form of karma, his mind is said to be “tainted with the desire to enjoy the fruits of action.” As long as the mind remains impure, consciousness remains obscured, and as long as one follows the path of self-interested action, one must assume a material body.

When one is able to fulfill one's duty without ulterior motives, for the love of Me, the Supreme One, emotions, all effort, fear, and the like are futile.

I naturally surrender to that person who unreservedly imparts to devotees this traditional instruction, Mine, this knowledge of the Absolute Truth. He who recites aloud this supreme knowledge, which is so sanctifying and clear, finds in My presence the lamp of knowledge and will, purification day after day. The person who listens attentively and with faith regularly to spiritual knowledge and offers Me their transcendental devotional service is a holy being, who will not become entangled in karmic reactions.

For the inquisitive person who fully understands spiritual science, there is nothing more to know. Once one has drunk the nectar of this delicious drink, there will be nothing left to learn. Whatever successful people with the four goals of life can find in knowledge, fruitful work, mystical yoga, ordinary activities, or political leadership, you can also find the best in me. When a mortal surrenders to me and offers me all their fruitful work in their desire to serve me with love and devotion, they attain freedom from birth and death and qualify to attain immortality, sharing in my nature, and the opulence that accompanies me.