92 The Nectar of Devotion
Remembrance

Some way or other, if someone establishes in his mind his con-
tinuous relationship with Krsna, this relationship is called remem-
brance. About this remembrance there is a nice statement in the
Visnu Purana, where it is said: “Simply by remembering the Supreme
Personality of Godhead all living entities become eligible for all kinds
of auspiciousness. Therefore let me always remember the Lord, who
is unborn and eternal.” In the Padma Purana the same remembrance
is explained as follows: ‘Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto
the Supreme Lord Krsna, because if someone remembers Him, either
at the time of death or during his span of life, he becomes freed from
all sinful reactions.”

Meditation

Meditation means to engage the mind in thinking of the form of
the Lord, of the qualities of the Lord, of the activities of the Lord
and of the service of the Lord. Meditation does not mean anything
impersonal or void. According to Vedic literature, meditation is
always on the form of Visnu.

In the Nrsimha Purana there is a statement about meditation on
the form of the Lord. It is said there: “Meditation focusing on the
lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead has been accepted
as transcendental and beyond the experience of material pain and
pleasure. By such meditation even one who is grossly miscreant can
be delivered from the sinful reactions of his life.”

In the Visnu-dharma there is a statement about meditation on the
transcendental quality of the Lord. It is said, “Persons who are con-
stantly engaged in Krsna consciousness, and who remember the
transcendental qualities of the Lord, become free from all reac-
tions to sinful activities, and after being so cleansed they become
fit to enter into the kingdom of God.” In other words, no one
can enter into the kingdom of God without being freed from
all sinful reactions. Sinful reactions can be avoided simply by
