We actually do not die. At death, we are merely kept inert for some time, just as during sleep. At night we sleep, and all our activities stop, but as soon as we arise, our memory immediately returns, and we think, \u201cOh, where am I? What do I have to do?\u201d This is called suptotthita-ny\u0101ya. Suppose we die. \u201cDie\u201d means that we become inert for some time and then again begin our activities. This takes place life after life, according to our karma, or activities, and svabh\u0101va, or nature by association. Now, in the human life, if we prepare ourselves by beginning the activity of our spiritual life, we return to our real life and attain perfection. Otherwise, according to karma, svabh\u0101va, prak\u1e5bti and so on, our varieties of life and activity continue, and so also do our birth and death. As explained by Bhaktivinoda \u1e6ch\u0101kura, m\u0101y\u0101ra va\u015be, y\u0101ccha bhese\u2019, kh\u0101ccha h\u0101bu\u1e0dubu bh\u0101i: \u201cMy dear brothers, why are you being washed away by the waves of m\u0101y\u0101?\u201d One should come to the spiritual platform, and then one\u2019s activities will be permanent. K\u1e5bta-pu\u1e47ya-pu\u00f1j\u0101\u1e25: this stage is attained after one accumulates the results of pious activities for many, many lives. Janma-ko\u1e6di-suk\u1e5btair na labhyate (Cc. Madhya 8.70). The K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness movement wants to stop ko\u1e6di-janma, repeated birth and death. In one birth, one should rectify everything and come to permanent life. This is K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness.<\/p>\n