Do you want to overcome the fear of death?
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For the Seneca book club I recommend purchasing the University of Chicago Press translation of Seneca's "Letters on Ethics". However, there is a version that is older and therefore out of copyright which is accessible for free: en.m.wikisourc...
The length of life is determined by fortune, but the quality is determined by me ❤
I learned that every mortal will taste death. But only some will taste life.
-Rumi
“Dream as if you will live forever; Live as if you will die today.”
― James Dean
What I was always scared about was the state after I died, that I don't exist anymore... forever... So I just try to turn my focus to living itself rather than afterwards. You have no idea, how much you're helping me to enrich my living time. Thank you!
Much appreciated!
Just remember what it was like before you were born. That’s death. And you’ll never know it. It’s quite beautiful
@@davidwong723So deeply digged, nice...
If the universe came from nothing, and ends with nothing... _we_ are nothing. If we are destined to die and cease to exist, why do we strive so much? What is the point of having a job, and making money? What is the point of anything, really? If nothing happens after death, and we are destined to live these lives as a blip in a ripple of time and then remember it no more, than life has no value. Who cares if you live to 100 as opposed to 10? You won't remember anything afterwards, so the length and quality of life doesn't matter either.
See how nihilistic it can get! This is the explanation modern science gives, but it doesn't get into the nitty-gritty of what nothingness is. Now, I cannot look and life and creation and deny the existence of God. He is the Creator, and the beginning and end.
Hi, my father 86yo passed away couple of weeks ago from terminal cancer and I am so heartbroken. I know he would want me to live this life with happiness but I don’t think I can now that my loving father is gone. I am so lost and just walk around in NY like a zombie. My father lived month and half after his diagnosis. I took care of him during that time and loved on him and did all I could but I still feel so sad. I am not going back to work and just don’t want to do anything but walk. 😢. How do I overcome this pain?
A Muslims' prayer goes like this "Oh Lord, give us life as long as living is the better for us, and take it from us as long as death is the better for us." (The focus, as you said, is on quality not quantity.)
Of course brother 😊
I think everyday about death. It has become a habit for me. It do not go a day without thinking about it. I think it is helpful to determine, what is important and what is not and to relief anxiety around certain topics that do not matter in the grand scheme of things.
Honestly whenever i feel down, this is my go to place. I love you man, keep up the work!
"Death is nothing to us, for good and evil imply sentience, and death is the privation of all sentience; therefore a right understanding that death is nothing to us makes the mortality of life enjoyable, not by adding to life an illimitable time, but by taking away the yearning after immortality.
....................when we are, death is not; when death is, we are not" - Epicurus
Thank you so much for all of this… The videos, the newsletter, the book club… I’m going through a very sad period of my life at the moment and this, along with some other things, is keeping me going! I got my copy of ‘Letters on Ethics’ yesterday, so just working through the introduction… Really looking forward to dipping in each week…. So, so glad I found the channel. ❤
Thank you for being here despite everything.
@@acceptingtheuniverseit sounds like they’re here BECAUSE of everything. Thanks for sharing your lessons from all you’ve studied and contemplated.
I choose to see death as transformative much like what occurs in nature: when something dies or decays it continues in a new form. Many mysteries are unveiled in nature through the hand of God. There is so much beauty in these truths; they offer consolation.
Take moments to deeply listen to the answers to your questions. A fully lived life is not just one that accomplishes but one that divines the answers to important questions. This requires an immersion into silence.
Thank you. A good life does not have to be a long life. Life ending is inevitable, might happen the next second, the next month, or years later. Best make the most of everyday, live in the present, and be happy to have lived a full life when the moment comes.
I've been thinking about this a lot lately. My Dad was diagnosed with an incurable disease about 2 years ago. In the last couple of months it has progressed and his death is near. In this time I've been supporting my Mom and him wherever I can and it has really made me realize what is important in life and what isn't. I was just thinking yesterday that he has not only given me the gift of life but also helped me with the meaning of life . ✨😊
“if you’re not worried about death, why worry about anything else …” - Sevan Bomar
I have no fear of death. It’s as much a part of life as life itself. It’s the last adventure of this particular adventure, this time ‘round. 😊
I was scared of death because i was afraid of losing my loved ones. I was a people's person before.. youngest in family.. too much emotionally dependent.. everyone loved me.. & i was scared of losing all the love & care & memories of them. I lost my grandparents of both sides.. my mother.. some of my close friends & favourite teacher but mom's unexpected one was like an unbearable pain led to countless sleepless nights.. panic attacks & trust issues. I felt stuck.. it took me a long 5 years to control that inner struggle but still when the flashes come i can't focus on my work... so yeah still dealing... but one thing i am not scared anymore... not of death.. not of any people.. anything.. i am not emotionally attached to anyone except my dad & my pet dog 'Black'. I have learnt death is beautiful than living in pain... i remember i felt relief when my mother passed away after 10 days of under ventilation... i couldn't see her like that. I watch your videos & write comment as i believe it's a part of my therapy. Thank you.
I enjoyed this quote in this week's letter, "You are asking about the length of the most abundant life. It’s living until you have attained wisdom. Anyone who gets that far has achieved not the greatest length of life but the greatest goal of life.".. in life we have a choice, and choosing quality will always be a better choice
My friends passing and seeing her choose assisted death really tore my heart out. I was with her on her last day and she showed incredible strength, months later I still can't believe she had the strength to do that.
Her passing has now made me reflect on my own morality and question what is making me happy and how I'm spending my time. You could say her death has awakened me to my own default, and in a peculiar way has made me a little less afraid of death.
I feel
Sorry my message was cut off I wanted to say so much , I find no words! I feel your pain, I lost my loved one this way too! I care and send love💖
@@Sugarplumglitter thank you 🤍
Mortality
Yesterday I was listening to NPR and a reporter was talking by phone w a woman in Gaza who said “they are shooting at us.”. A tank was coming down the road shooting at people. She was in a car and described it w perfect calm until there was no voice. Someone else told the reporter the woman was dead. This shocked and affected me deeply. I heard no fear or desperation in her voice. I was left knowing that this is real. People can accept death
like this, with courage and equanimity. Everything in me protested this end, but the woman did not.
Death does give me fear for one reason... all the things not experienced. Or loss of time or good memories not had with children or other adults.
Sure, but once you're dead you won't be able to suffer from this, so bo biggy
Ever since my sister died in 2019, I've thought (and felt) a lot about death, anticipating my world growing smaller as I age and lose other family members and friends. As someone else pointed out in a comment, the idea of dying isn't what produces anxiety .. if there is nothing after death we won't be around to know. It's the imagined sensation of life ebbing away that gives me momentary mild anxiety. My mother, who was a simple person with a big heart, always cautioned that all of us were born to die. She only feared a violent or painful death. It's a simple statement of truth that I think about a lot. I struggle with how brief a lifetime really is, and I take comfort in the idea that death may be liberating. The idea of potentially endless reincarnations seems, for me, more frightening than death.
My sis is dying too. The doctors said she has a year or so. It's definitely something that also has me pondering... lots of things ❤
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Looking forward to reading Seneca together for the book club and reading the newsletter. Thank you!
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Yes, the length of life is up to fortune. But the chances of living a long life can be increased, by fitness, healthy eating, brain health etc. which, to me, is proper living. So not only is being as healthy as possible living properly, it also increases the odds, however fractionally, of living a longer time. Win-win.
Keep in mind that in the US particularly, a lot of people have to work huge amount of time just to stay afloat. That in itself is the source of a lot of dilution in the quality of their lives.
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This topic is really great, also loved the newsletter and the book recommendation that came today. Your writing is really insightful, I'm really inspired.
I'm glad you see value in it!
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@@karimelzein9115 it will be all sent automatically to you with the next newsletter as he have said that previously If I'm not mistaken.
truly thank you for this - pointing to a huge liberation- and thank you for your newsletter and journal entry -“ the ultimate act of heroism” beautiful to think like this !
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I've always been interested in astronomy and physics and that somehow, that helped me to start reading, which finally led me to philosophy. I'm so grateful for finding your channel. I'm turning 17 this October, so when I tried to read crime and punishment without any prior priming, I didn't make it far. Your videos do exactly that though. They're like little derivatives of all the different philosophers you so often talk about, in videos and in such an easy and accessible way. Your newsletter is the best thing to happen to me as a beginner too. In short, I appreciate all that you do and thank you so much for it!!!!
Thank you for the kind words and it's great to see that you find value in all of this. I'm glad you're here!
-- Knowledge should be refrained exactly for the cause that it is very powerful - it could cost you to die early simply because it can reach such hypocritical, blasphemus and chaotic levels.🤒
-- The same applies to Understanding.😷
-- The same applies to Power itself. It corrupts.😵💫
Please pay serious attention to what I have so giftfully said. I am not trying to comprimise with the speaker. Actually the Speaker is the one you should absolutely listen to!👍
Thank you sir. This, starting of newsletter is a very good experience for all of us.❤😊🙏
Very well said! I have been contemplating this recently. Since my childhood, I have consistently expressed my desire to live a shorter, yet fulfilling life. Most children believe they will live forever, which is why everyone thought I was depressed. However, witnessing my father's early passing, while having lived a fulfilling life, shifted my priorities.
I recently watched "The Man Who Knew Infinity," and you posted this at the perfect time. I am so grateful for your sharing.
I have, quite truthfully, never feared death. I am not sure why. I have always been perfectly okay with dying. Nothing about it frightens me. BUT! I am afraid of a painful death, and I'm afraid of leaving my son behind should I die. While those are connected to the process of death, they are not death itself. I don't think about death; I don't *not* think about death. I have merely accepted since I was young that it's part of reality. I have a great reason to live (my son), and I would fight through any illness that would try to eliminate me, but I'd still greet Death with a smile if it were my only option.
We also have no control over our quality of life
That's an interesting take. People were concerned when I said that life seems very long because everyone keeps saying that they wish they could live longer. I've recently achieved what had been my main goal in life since I was a teenager. There's still a lot to with it but I'm also left searching where I want to go next.
I look forward to starting the journaling! Your channel definitely found me at the right time.
I am not afraid of death for myself, but I worry constantly about my son after my death and how he won’t understand what has happened or how well he will be cared for. He has autism and though currently 16, is more like a 4 year old and will remain so. This often keeps me up at night. I wish I could find a way to make peace with it.
From the Hagakure, book of the samurai:
“If by setting one’s heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead. He gains freedom...”
― Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Thank you very much indeed for this. I had indeed been, semi-consciously, seeing a good life and a long life as inextricably linked, and this caused me huge anxiety.
When we accept that our time here is based on duty and promoting others we can truly live and thrive. All of life goes more smoothly from that point on...and of course we earn our mortal rest.
Do you really believe that it's possible???? This is a root of all fiears...how many we have every day...
Does it mean there's no psychological reaction to natural phenomena as birth or death? Why to suppress the emotions? Isn't it psychologically "accepted" to feel fear of unknown things? I mean naturally...It happens to us. I find it logical. Anxiety is somehow not the matter of longevity, but I guess fulfillment and quality of life 🤔
I have considerable death anxiety, and hence health anxiety. But it stems not from the fact that is dying, but rather how it is I may die. I'm too desperate in wanting to die peacefully and conversely, petrified of dying either a painful death, or losing my sanity or sight. Do you have any resource that you think could help me with this? I could shed a lot of weight I've been carrying surrounding this topic lately.
I have very little fear of death, and I have come very close many times. Still... My last words will be "...that was the dumbest thing I've ever experienced".
I'm afraid of mortality each day. I worry too much about health and it's a anxiety.
I often ask myself why I fear this so much..
This year I turned 30 and I guess it's cause I never truly lived life and missed out so much due to my mental health for the past 15 years.
Iam constantly worried, feel worthless to society cause I don't work and can barely do 3 hours without burning out or being tired.
Last year I tried taking my life, which is contrary to my fears.
But yeah, I don't know how much time I have to start a family and turn my life around by working but I also don't have the energy needed to take it into my hands fully, that makes me afraid of dying each day.
I am a Muslim. Not scared of death. Wil go to Palestine right away if i could to help them in any way. I m woman, physically fragile due to my city upbringing but not afraid of death. But don't want to die as my mother is old nd have cats.
Thank god you posted this because I have been meaning to ask you to address this topic. I’ve really been grappling with it lately. Looking forward to listening 🙏🏼
I can't wait to die let's go. Having surgery in a bit I want to take something to increase the odds of me dying right before the surgery
Another Great video. Thank you.
Memento Mori
Thank you, brother! As always very useful words.
Your videos are so life changing for me. Thank you!!❤
No guarantees but living a healthy lifestyle versus not increases the chance of healthspan and lifespan.
Pleasingly clarified.
I really enjoyed the Newsletter, your writing and the video this week! I know what you mean about time standing still while doing the entry :) I don't think I'll have wifi this weekend and some of next week but I will bring Seneca with me and I'll look forward to catching up when I get back. :)
Excellent, keep going!
some of us have already died... but survived it. we know... we have knowledge.
question is... do you have it in you, to jump the abyss. it hurts... like hell!!
give u a hint: your dog sleep by your feet or up by your head? thers reasone for it
My cat doesn't just sleep next to my head, it hugs my head so much it's indescribable,as if she wants to enter it.
@@goga5104 i never said anything about a "cat or cats".
cats dont matter... ther half in/half out. meaning cats half in hell/abyss and half lower 4th dimension. worthless
Waiting for whole day for email 😅 and here it comes ! It's really insightful ! Thank u .
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Thank you so much, Sr. I learn every day with your videos, I'm accepting the universe, is good to see your videos, help me understand the meaning of my actions and my thoughts for every day, and help me to understand the questions that appear during my lifetime. You are one of the greatest persons I know, keep going with these videos, I'm sure that helps people in bad days and with unknowledge of life.
Well said.
here i come as soon as your video shows up
Thank you very much for this absolutely important and refreshing video. Virtue is the supreme good. We must only fear our vice of our own making.
Today my Amazon package with the Seneca book was stolen before I got home. Just venting because I’m sad about it! I’ll get it eventually though!
Great first topic. It’s something I think about often.
Highly recommend the book Denial of Death by Ernest Becker if this topic interests you. A warning: it's a Pandora's Box, but necessary reading, in my opinion.
I read the article of Ellen Dissanayake that you recommended…and what came to my mind while reading it, was a professor of the technical university in Munich. He is/was a professor of microbiology and made that statement that they couldn’t proof the last 100 years, that vertical evolution exists (=from one species to a new one) . They could only proof that horizontal evolution exists (within one species animals can developed different looks and behaviors to adapt better to a different environment) . Fazit: the theory of Darwin is wrong. There is no vertical evolution and not the fittest has a better chance to survive, but the most adaptive… So … the only thing we know is that mankind appeared one day on earth … isn’t that wonderful… ? ….that gives us a completely new perspective on life itself and a lot to discover … 🙂
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Thank you for your teachings this week, as you might have read from the comments you have touched my life! I’m so enjoying your teaching and wisdom. Fun fact about me, currently reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for the first time💖 My imagination is blooming and flying from this fantastical book! How fun💖👍✨
Hi, I was reading the book you recommended 'Letters on Ethics' in this Seneca says "Not one of my days is spent in leisure, and I claim a part of the nights for study." Would you be so kind as to tell us about exactly how he used to spend his time - like go into detail..
Thank you.
This is my fear💖 Death! I want to live, luv, and become wise💖 I fear the unknown, the end of paradise💖
Hello Hello again! Yet another wonderful and insightful video. Again, very intelligent and intellectual man you are!
So, I again journaled my responses to this video. ;) Here's my take:
The quote of gaining something but not being prepared to lose it hits very close to home, none the less clears the blindness of that unseen balance (like what parables in Ecclesiastes in the bible) of what is gained is also lost. I think very hard of the SAG strikes in Hollywood. It's like, if you want to gain the status of being an actor with industry gains and income from movies, you must be willing to lose it. It humbled me to be in the beginning of moving images . . . Again, it is simply ART and PHILOSOPHY. It humbled me back to the love of art and music of the origins of it. It also made me question "Why am I acting? Why did I enter this field and reap the fruits of it in my twenties to be a professional actress?" Because I loved it when it was after school drama class at 12 years old and it was the finale of my film and theater degree... I have my DREAM job. I can live six months without because THAT'S THE GAME. But it pushed me to start a business as an asset. So, life tests you in a way about if you want the whole world, you need to be open to losing it... Like the book of Job. People now are actually losing jobs from educational qualifications that equated to an illusion of permanent success, but they are homeless now with crippling debt.
Continuing forward, children mentally pushed to be mature is I think forced upon subconsciously. Age regression is RAMPANT on the internet, with triggers of friendship circles of a lifetimes limited past of people pertaining to specifically Facebook and whatever trailing platforms of their singular, stagnant identity. It allows them to think of themselves in a childlike manner with child memories of long distance past only because the people they make themselves transparent to are their childhood friends, which trigger those memories. Yet, the social relativity is REALLY detrimental when they choose to enter TH-cam realm and continue their validation source from Instagram or Tik Tok or hell.. Just in traffic nd down the street at the gas station or restaurant or grocery store. So, sure, your friends make ya feel better about yourself on Facebook, but God dilly damn.. Someone your age looks better, achieved higher levels of success, rules the world on TH-cam or Instagram alongside global reliable news sources with millions of fans and dollars and they are a COMPLETE stranger... and you're just stuck to that stagnant identity that YOU chose to abide by as the totality of life. We were ALL once strangers. Put it this way... You're ALL not friends with the entire 5 Billion users on Facebook. So, in all rhetoric's, maturity is forced subconsciously to grow up, meet new people, get over the past, stop blaming, and grow up because the world is big. If there is something you want to do, be responsible and do it. But like I said, it's subconscious to the ego and emotional psychological experience.
But still... Like you said, we are still big ol' babies! Hehe! >.<
Continuing about Socrates.. He drank the poison.. See, he just accepted the conviction of his trial. That is how to approach life . . . Whatever it is that awaits us, either poison or bungee jumping or simply doing a fitness journey. . . Accept it with no falter or ego. It makes the legacy.
When you said about the sun and earth, I think of our soul of consuming fire is the sun and the earth is our vessels.
Now we conclude with proper life vs long life... For certain, proper life is not equated to a long life. It is continuous torture. Sin, gluttony, lust is there from the moment we fall sleep to the moment our eyes awaken. It is torture to eat properly and fast when the dessert advertises a buffet of gluttonous food. A long life is extended torture. Yet, the proper life gives a form of glory in the flesh and heavens. Sure, a temporary fill of external aging protocols such as fillers can give an illusion of youth, but it that proper which proper diet, exercise, and water consumption can naturally do? It's a powerful insight.
So death is not soul leaving vessel. with a funeral and a grave sight... It is trigger of transformation of the soul to a new direction of your ways because God is always transforming.
Anyway, good sir. You stir up my brain.. THANK YOU! Goodness, it's a breath of fresh air to be stimulated in an intellectual way. I truly think dramatic, aggressive, drunkered, angered filled people who shout, yell, and blabber do not live happily and probably don't attract happy people. Calm and intellectual is quiet yet eternal, I think. Thank you for your contribution to people's lives, like a stranger like myself!
I can't wait for the reads from this newsletter. It's kinda late now on my end and I am going to go to bed, so I'm going to save it later for this week. Have a good week and thanks you! :)
- NCD
🙏🙏..please please please...go back to using the old natural background in your old videos..the natural places and your voice is way too calm and better..and 100 thanks for the content you are putting out..💓💓🌹🌹
I just finished my first response to Seneca’s first letter. It was harder exercise than I thought, but after some pondering I finally found what I wanted to say.
I should add - your response to Seneca’s first letter intimidated me. You’re an excellent writer, and I felt that my writing wouldn’t be as good or insightful. I quickly cast that thought aside because I realized that’s not helpful thinking nor is it the point of the book club.
This topic is of high importance to me, it’s something I think about often, I’ve felt more conscious of of death than others in general.
I would appreciate it if you made a series exploring this further. For instance what’s your take on Ernest Becker’s denial of death book? Thanks!
This point is a good reminder. I had some friends and family members who unfortunately left us prematurely. Although painful to this day, they left a significant mark on all of us, and their departure was not necessarily in vain.
I had to learn to accept fear as a wonderful teacher, not an enemy. I like that meditation book called 30 Days to Overcome Fear of Rejection by Harper Daniels. Acceptance is key.
How did you know this has been on my mind? My fear, not only death but the death of a life not lived💖
I fear death and wish I could live to be in my healthy 700’s Yes 799 years and beyond😀 I want to live and do all I luv forever💖
You should read the original Discourses of the Lord Buddha
Loving your videos. This discussion reminds me a lot of some of the best points made in Camus "The Stranger".
Thank you for this excellent tidbit of wisdom today. It revealed in me, the following analysis:
Could those who are "attached" to longevity before outcome (death) still not juxtapose with those who even wish for a shorter life? Are both not focusing only on the end result without existing, as intended - as do animals, who have no concept or even interest of what the end looks like, but only to survive in the moment and exist as naturally as nature intended.
I think I will be pondering on this thought for just a bit….but ideally, not for too long. :) Thank you.
Thank you for your insight, new to your channel. I think the topic of death in general is a uncomfortable thought, when it makes it presence in our life it's either going to make you reflect or it's going to make you afraid.
This might sound strange but when I look at animals in nature and all it's wild ways, the animal kingdom when presented with death either fights or gives in to death. As sad as that is, it's somehow a way in which we humans can learn from them in that regard.
I feel fortunate to have recently arrived at a state of mind where I am at peace with 'my journey' and no longer worrying about how and when I will 'arrive' at my true self. A shift in my thinking was all it took of course, but such a simple step opens up big opportunities to live in and enjoy the moment.
Thank you, yes I have signed up and received your news letter today and enjoyed your writings on letter 93. I can't say I would have ever picked up with book without a recommendation, I also enjoyed looking over your friend Michaels artwork.
I think as a human it is a tricky situation for us all to live with the awareness that our life could end tomorrow or years from now. When I was younger I was very afraid of death, but as I got older I postulated that I don't live on the earth but rather I am in and with the earth as part of it's system. Yes I have a spiritual background, but in my own twisted sense science and religion dance toward each other as an ecology.
I initially thought we were going to read the letters in the order arranged in the Chicago Press edition. It would be really helpful if you could specify which letter you plan on covering next week. I love the idea of a read-along for the letters.
I (as I'm sure most are) am more anxious about the moments before death than death itself. I pray that it's swift and painless, and I wish this for every living thing when their time comes even though I know it's not possible.
Thanks for the great video.
This is something from which I am feeling anxious and sad for years. Which deprived me to live a quality of life. Thanks a lot for your great video.❤❤❤
I feel like I read a completely different letter than you 😭😂 my notes were about how to guard and appreciate our time, and how to not waste it. Did you perhaps start off with a different letter? Great video as always!
Not Welcome Anymore
I fear not
until death is near
is that death rattling at my door
then I fear who’s at my door
don’t open that door
you’re not welcome
don’t come here anymore
Regarding your journal entry:
- Morir es el signo inequívoco de nuestra dependencia. Nuestra dependencia es el fundamento inequívoco de nuestra esperanza.
«Death is the unequivocal sign of our dependence. Our dependence is the unequivocal foundation of our hope.» Nicolás Gómez Dávila
This breath, it’s there
I breathe in deeply
I take in every breath
That sweet dream
I dream in deeply
My breath, that sweet air
My breath ends
I will keep seeking
I am really glad I found your channel. I am going through a period of confusion and sadness in my 20s, but finding your videos has been comforting in my hopelesness. I hope to find people like you in my day to day life.
Yes, I fear death. It is time to talk about death.
When you grieve the death of your loved one it feels surreal, it feels like a dream.
But we never talk about death.
What happened to this weeks newsletter. Where did you go. Haven’t seen any of your videos?!
Resuming on Wednesday!
@@acceptingtheuniverse Thank you for responding. I very much look forward to all your information and insights. Looking forward to Wednesday! ❤️
I am not afraid of dying, i am afraid of death. I think about it daily at some stage another and regulary binge watch nde stories to calm me somewhat. Its 😰
I don't usually think about death, but when I do it does give me a lot of anxiety, because I don't want to waste my lifetime
And one reason why I do want to live longer than let's say die in a year from now is, because I know I haven't lived properly yet, and I don't know what that even means to me exactly... I am not wise yet
Thanks for posting this! A lot of what you’re saying here I also see in my current readings of Epictetus.
Honestly death is the last item on my list of things I am scared of. Losing parents, never finding a faithful partner for life, diseases and disabilities scare me more. You could say my fear of life is bigger but then again as a wise person said, these are not problems, this is just life..
The hard part I find difficult to swallow is trying to be comforted by a mortal over the subject of immortality, no answers can be given in concrete. The only hope I find is the experiences of ndes that people have had that allows me to have some sort of hope.
How to deal with people who only criticise , devalue your work , find ways to taunt you ,
_"Life has no opposite. The opposite of death is birth. Life is eternal."_ - Eckhart Tolle
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Thank you so much for making everything so straightforward to follow.
When it comes to me I am not afraid of death in fact I’d like to go before the ones I love. Since I was a child I’m scared of death for the people I love 🧡
But I noticed that even though I’m live when I evolve the old me dies and it is dreadful too !
This video made me re watch your earlier video. Title, Why do you postpone yourself?