PHILOSOPHY OF DEATH
by Atman Nityananda / fcb
Death is not the opposite of life but one of its fundamental components.
Birth is the opposite of death, and together they form the foundations of life, for without birth and death, life does not exist.
Whatever is born is destined to die, and in its place, something else will be born.
Only that which is beyond forms and the cause of all forms is beyond birth and death, eternal, indestructible, complete, and perfect.
Although man fears death, only through death can he find his freedom. Otherwise, he would be condemned to live in limitation, illusion, pain, and misery for all eternity.
If the old does not die, the new cannot be born; if we do not die to the lower, we cannot be born into the higher.
Not only physical death, but every kind of change and transformation is a form of death. And although change is the central characteristic of life, our ego resists every change because of its attachment to what it is accustomed to and finds pleasing.
But life, being a constant change, is indifferent to the whims of the ego and moves ceaselessly toward new paths and horizons. The ego is forced to suffer, being attached to its fantasies and habits.
The only solution and way out is death. The death of our false ego, with all its vanities, illusions, fixations, beliefs, desires, passions, and whims.
Only the death of the ego allows the free flow of life within us (on all levels) and transforms us into a divine being, conscious of our identity with God and the unity of all that exists.
The ‘secret’ to a plentiful life, a life of harmony, happiness and contentment is to have a sattvic mind free from desires and ego and to live in every moment in conscious contact with our true Self (Consciousness).
🌺 Peace, Love, Harmony
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