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From: venkatesh@precot.com
Date: 07/05/2014 02:46PM
Cc: "Vallalar Groups" <vallalargroups@gmail.com>
Subject: Stillness speaks - part 3
Chapter 9 : Death & the Eternal
Death is not the opposite of life. Birth is the opposite of death. Life has no opposite. Life is eternal.
Through facing death, your consciousness is freed to some extent from identification with form. This is why in some Buddhist traditions, the monks regularly visit the morgue to sit and meditate among the dead bodies.
If you can learn to accept and even welcome the endings in your life, you may find that the feeling of emptiness that initially felt uncomfortable , turns into a sense of inner spaciousness ,that is deeply peaceful. By learning to die daily in this way, you open yourself to Life.
Most people feel that their identity is very precious that they don’t want to lose. That’s why they are afraid of death.
Whenever death occurs, a life form dissolves, God, the formless shines through the opening left by the dissolving form. Thats why the most sacred thing in life is death. Peace of God can come through the contemplation and acceptance of death.
To every accident and disaster, there is a potentially redemptive dimension that we are usually unaware of.
It is a sacred act and privilege to be present at a person’s death as a witness and companion.
BG Venkatesh
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