Yam yam vapi smaran bhavam tyajaty ante kalevaram, tam tam evaiti kaunteya sada tad-bhava-bhavitah
Whatever state of being one remembers when leaving the body at death, O son of Kunti, one attains that very state in the next existence, being always conditioned by that state of mind. This powerful verse reveals that the mind's content at the moment of death shapes the next birth — thus an entire life of practice is aimed at purifying the final thought.
- •The last thought at death determines the next birth
- •An entire lifetime of practice prepares the quality of the dying moment
- •Habitual mental states become the soul's trajectory after death