Does the state of mind at the time of death determine a favorable or unfavorable outcome?

The state of mind at the time of death determines the conditions under which we will be reborn.

The virtuous person who has attained the state of holiness asks the Lord to grant them entry into His eternal and absolute kingdom, once they have given up their vital breath and left their material body.

Before their body is reduced to ashes, they ask the Lord to remember the virtuous deeds and sacrifices they have performed throughout their existence. They recite this prayer at the very moment of death, fully aware of their past actions and the goal they have yet to achieve.

At this moment, those who have not completely abandoned material life must necessarily review the sinful actions they have committed throughout their existence. Death, upon catching them with these thoughts in their mind, will force them to reincarnate and accept a new body in this world. The Lord teaches that the mind carries with it the tendencies of the dying being, so that the state of mind that animated it at the very moment of death determines the conditions in which it will be reborn.

The Lord says to this effect: It is the thoughts, desires, and memories of the being at the moment of leaving the body that determine its future condition.

Unlike animals, whose mental faculties are limited, a dying person remembers, as in a dream, everything he did during his life. All these memories awaken in him countless material desires, which prevent him from regaining his original spiritual form and thus returning to his first home in the spiritual world.

The holy being, through the practice of loving and devoted service that he constantly offers to Lord Krishna, develops his love for God throughout his life, continually manifesting his feelings of affection, so that, even if he forgets his spiritual activities at the time of death, the Lord remembers them.

This is why it is said that the progress made by the holy being is never in vain, even if he must be reborn in the material universe. The spiritual level achieved is acquired. The Lord never forgets the service offered to Him by his devotee.

In order to constantly remember Him, Lord Krishna has given us the chanting of His Holy Names, “Hare Krishna,” which is of great help to us, as this sublime chant allows us to purify our being, erase all our sins, but also to control our mind, and thus have clear ideas at the time of death.

Hare Krishna, hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, hare hare

Hare Rama, hare Rama, Rama Rama, hare hare.

This chant in Sanskrit means: O Lord, O energy of the Lord, O Source of all happiness, please make me your beloved servant, allow me to serve you. Krishna and Rama are the names of God, and Hare is none other than his internal energy, his energy of bliss.

Lord Krishna says: Always fill your mind with Me, become my devotee, offer me your homage and worship. Perfectly absorbed in Me, you will come to Me.

Whoever, at death, at the very moment of leaving the body, remembers Me alone, immediately reaches My abode, have no doubt.