Are you afraid of death?

[metal68]

Really??!!!! You must have some conviction!!! I am sure they would have taken that swap!!

No, I am not afraid of death. It's just an ending to one life and the beginning of another. What I don't like the idea of is dying painfully. Been there, done that, I think and I don't want to again. When I was a kid I used to have dreams of drowning in very cold water and being eaten by sharks. Also of falling at a curb and then being impaled under a trolley of some kind. I don't swim in the ocean and I have a big birthmark about where I dreamt I was impaled. Oddly I love the sea. I just don't like to travel on or in it.

Originally Posted by metal68

Just lost my mum at age 84 with me aged 46, natural order or not, it's left me brokenhearted.

I am very sorry for your loss. My mother passed a couple of weeks ago.

Originally Posted by metal68

The thing about the man aged 70 losing his mother at 90; why should he not grieve, it's still the woman who brought him into the world and who has been there for 70 years. To suggest otherwise shows a serious lack of empathy for people.

While I would never tell a person not to grieve (that would be harmful), I do not grieve at death and yet, I have empathy for people.

[ajay00]

Awareness of one's death can actually be a great source of vitality and energy.

Many religions have emphasized the constant contemplation of death to remain grounded, dynamic and mindful.

As Sadhguru Jaggi says, "It is only when you become aware of death that you want to know what life is about. Once you come to terms with death and you are conscious that you will die, you will want to make every moment of your life as beautiful as possible."

[Emmalevine]

Honestly? No I'm not. I'm more afraid of life - this life - than I am of death.

All fear is fear of death; and all who live seek to avoid death. Once we realize that our true self is immortal, divine – it cannot die, our resistance to it passes and we see it for what it is. Death is simply change; slightly more radical than puberty.

[kkfern]

i think there is a difference between benig afraid of dying and afraid someone we ;love will die.

kk

[Shelld24]

I personally fear leaving loved ones behind. Its all about personal circumstances. I love that ill see my family thats gone before and imagine feeling the love, peace etc but the actual dying process scares me, suffering, feelings you might feel etc.

[passnthru2]

my mother passed at 96, I was 66. on the morning of the day she passed she said there were 2 people by the window but she couldn't make out who they were. my guides said they were her mother and father. I suffocated when I was 20 and was almost to the light when I was told.. "not yet" and sent back and told how to save myself.. I took a Foundation for Shamanic Studies weekend training on 'Death and Dying' 3 weeks ago. one journey was to the upper world to find a spirit to tell us something about our death. I got there and immediately my Spirit mate runs up and embraces me.. I had an ecstatic surge so intense it made my ears ring. I also journeyed to meet my mother. she was there and I asked if she was happy she said yes and morphed into her 20 year old body form with a big smile. I also saw my father, my best friend and all my pets that had passed, they were all jumping up on me so I layed down and we had a big dog pile of wagging tails and wet tongues. then the drum's callback sounded and I had to go back. repeatedly in peoples journeys they describe the upper world as a place to learn the lessons of your last life and studying and preparing for the your next life.

Good Journey my friend.. see you on the other side...

[passnthru2]

my mother passed at 96, I was 66. on the morning of the day she passed she said there were 2 people by the window but she couldn't make out who they were. my guides said they were her mother and father. I suffocated when I was 20 and was almost to the light when I was told.. "not yet" and sent back and told how to save myself.. I took a Foundation for Shamanic Studies weekend training on 'Death and Dying' 3 weeks ago. one journey was to the upper world to find a spirit to tell us something about our death. I got there and immediately my Spirit mate runs up and embraces me.. I had an ecstatic surge so intense it made my ears ring. I also journeyed to meet my mother. she was there and I asked if she was happy she said yes and morphed into her 20 year old body form with a big smile. I also saw my father, my best friend and all my pets that had passed, they were all jumping up on me so I layed down and we had a big dog pile of wagging tails and wet tongues. then the drum's callback sounded and I had to go back. repeatedly in peoples journeys they describe the upper world as a place to learn the lessons of your last life and studying and preparing for the your next life.

Good Journey my friend.. see you on the other side...