Short-living (Books)

Expressions researched:
"life is certainly short" |"life is extremely short" |"life is short" |"life is so short" |"life is very short" |"life of short duration" |"live so short" |"lived for short time" |"lives are so short" |"living for a short time" |"living for short period" |"living for short" |"living very short" |"short duration of life" |"short durations of life" |"short durations of life" |"short life" |"short lived" |"short lives" |"short living" |"short period of life" |"short period of life" |"short period of life" |"short period, living period" |"short span of life" |"short the life-span" |"short-lived" |"short-living" |"shortlived" |"shortliving"

BG Chapters 1 - 6

In the Bṛhan-nāradīya Purāṇa it is said that in Kali-yuga (the present yuga, or age), when people in general are short-lived, slow in spiritual realization and always disturbed by various anxieties, the best means of spiritual realization is chanting the holy name of the Lord.

BG 6.11-12, Purport:

"Sacred place" refers to places of pilgrimage. In India the yogīs, the transcendentalists or the devotees, all leave home and reside in sacred places such as Prayāga, Mathurā, Vṛndāvana, Hṛṣīkeśa and Hardwar and in solitude practice yoga where the sacred rivers like the Yamunā and the Ganges flow. But often this is not possible, especially for Westerners. The so-called yoga societies in big cities may be successful in earning material benefit, but they are not at all suitable for the actual practice of yoga. One who is not self-controlled and whose mind is not undisturbed cannot practice meditation. Therefore, in the Bṛhan-nāradīya Purāṇa it is said that in Kali-yuga (the present yuga, or age), when people in general are short-lived, slow in spiritual realization and always disturbed by various anxieties, the best means of spiritual realization is chanting the holy name of the Lord.