Śrīla Prabhupāda once said something that stuck in my mind. He said, “You have to cheat death before death cheats you.” And for those who are financial accountants (I don’t know if there are any other kinds, I guess there are).we know the tax codes. Generally speaking, rich people don’t have anything. If you look at their financials, you’ll see they look like they don’t own anything. They fly in jets that are not theirs. They live in an apartment that is not theirs. They have a huge fund of money, but that belongs to the company. “They don’t have anything.”

So, how much tax do they pay, Accountants? Zero! Because they don't have anything. This is the idea of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, in one sense also: I don't have anything. It's all Kṛṣṇa's. And whatever I hold on to will be taken, and then I’m cheated by the process of material nature, but if I preemptively donate it all to Kṛṣṇa, whatever I have, it all belongs to Kṛṣṇa.

Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura talks about this: "manasa deho geho jo kichu mor." He is saying, "All this stuff—house, what else does he name? My mind, my family—donated. It all belongs to Kṛṣṇa." Then that's reality, and one is situated properly. Bhaktivinoda is also saying, "jīv kṛṣṇa dās e biśvas korle to ār duḥkha nai." If you want to be free from unhappinéss, then just preemptively sign everything off to Kṛṣṇa. Say, "it all belongs to Kṛṣṇa, and I'm just a servant. I just work here, but nothing is mine."

(excerpt from the talk)

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