How can we get to the Spiritual World?

Next, one may raise the question of how one goes about approaching that abode of the Supreme Lord. Information on this is given in the Eighth Chapter of Bhagavad Gita. It is said there: “Anyone who quits his body, at the end of life, remembering Me, attains immediately to My nature; and there is no doubt of this.” (Bhagawad Gita -8.5)

One who thinks of Krishna at the time of his death goes to Krishna's spiritual world (Goloka Vrindava/Vaikuntha). One must remember the form of Krishna; if he quits his body thinking of this form, he approaches the spiritual kingdom. One who leaves this body thinking of the Supreme Personality of Godhead at once attains a spiritual body, as is promised in the fifth verse of the Eighth Chapter in Bhagawad Gita where Lord Krishna says, “He attains My nature.”

This life is a preparation for the next life. If we can prepare, therefore, in this life to get promotion to the kingdom of God, then surely, after quitting this material body, we will attain a spiritual body just like the Lord.

Therefore at the end of life the devotees think of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna. And because he is in personal touch with the Supreme Lord, he enters into the Vaikuntha planets or Goloka Vrindavan in the spiritual sky. The Lord further adds that of this “there is no doubt.” This must be believed firmly.

The information on how to think of the Supreme Being at the time of death is also given in the Gita: “In whatever condition one quits his present body, in his next life he will attain to that state of being without fail.” (Bhagawad Gita - 8.6)

So we can remember Krishna at the time of death we must always engage our minds in reading the Vedic literatures like Bhagavad Gita As It Is and Srimad-Bhagavatam. Just as materialists engage their minds in reading newspapers, magazines and so many materialistic literatures, we must transfer our reading to these literatures which are given to us by Vyasadeva; in that way it will be possible for us to remember the Supreme Lord at the time of death. That is the only way suggested by the Lord, and He guarantees the result: “There is no doubt.” (Bg. 8.7)

Lord Krishna says, “Therefore, Arjuna, you should always think of Me, and at the same time you should continue your prescribed duty and fight (for us we should continue doing our jobs or works and without fail surrender everydays work to Krishna, praying Krishna, O Lord my today's work is all surrendered unto you, everyday). With your mind and activities always fixed on Me, and everything engaged in Me, you will attain to Me without any doubt.”

(- His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada)