" LIFE " AND " DEATH " :: The Two " COHABITATING " Partners

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The Actual “ COHABITATION ”  OF DEATH

‘ As we die, our inner winds dissolve inwards and our mind becomes progressively more and more subtle until the very subtle mind of the clear light of death becomes manifest. The experience of the clear light of death is very similar to the experience of deep sleep. After the clear light of death has ceased, we experience the stages of the intermediate state, which is a dream-like state that occurs between death and rebirth.’

Very " INTRIGUING " to say the least and to imagine. We live thinking that the LIFE is with us but everyday the life leaves us by that day that we have lived. We " DIE " and no sooner we die the death too leaves us and it roams about to find somebody whom it can take to the bed of death. Niether the LIFE  gives us any guarantee for us to survive as long as we would like nor does the DEATH  keeps us with it . It is a clear case of cohabitation 

For LIFE and DEATH are TWO partners. They stay along the lines that are parallel, always with the human being but they hardly become one or get into the same line which could be termed s unified and one. They NEVER mingle and mix and though they stay with the human being for so long till he is alive the TWO do not UNIONIZE at all yet they are one. .

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Let us know what is death and I have made some attempt to write on it taking many a clues from many a leaves from the books available on DEATH and what I write is much more the ideas of those greats who have understood the death in proper frame and it's complete meaning.My ideas are just nothing but I do put it as those who have written it understanding it fairly well ought to be HONOURED at least ONCE through my web page-::

 

WHAT IS DEATH? WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DEATH?

When we think about our own death we may wonder what will happen as we take our last breath, and what happens next? How does thinking about this now help us in our daily life?

This article, which includes extracts from the book How to Transform Your Life by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, shows that by thinking deeply about death and rebirth we will come to appreciate the preciousness of every moment of our present life and how immensely meaningful it is for our happiness and freedom now and in all our future lives.

To understand what happens at the time of death and after death we first need to understand about the nature of the mind and how our mind is separate from our body. Through this we will gain conviction in the existence of our future lives.

 

IS THERE LIFE AFTER DEATH?

To answer this question we need to understand the nature of the mind. In How to Transform Your Life Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso explains that the body and the mind are separate entities:

The mind is formless and capable of perceiving and understanding objects, whereas the body is a physical form that is incapable of perceiving objects. They have different causes, and our mind does not arise from the body. Understanding this we will see that when our body disintegrates at the time of death, our mind does not. Instead of ceasing at the time of death, the mind leaves the body and continues on to the next life; the continuum of the mind never ceases. By thinking deeply about these points we can develop conviction in the existence of future lives

WHAT IS DEATH?

Death is the permanent separation of our body and mind. Although there is a relationship at present between our body and mind, this will definitely come to an end and our body and mind will separate for ever.

In reality, the mind separates from the physical body every night when we fall asleep and we experience all the appearances of our dream world. For as long as the connection between our physical body and our mind remains intact, our mind will remain connected to our body, but when we die this relationship is broken

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE DYING?

The time of death is important in determining our experiences in our next life. Maintaining a peaceful mind at the time of our death will activate positive imprints placed on the mind through previous actions and these will ensure that we experience a fortunate rebirth. Learning how to maintain a peaceful mind throughout our life will help us to have a peaceful mind as we die.

At the time of death there is nothing in our ordinary life that can help us. Our friends and relatives cannot help us and even our doctor will give up hope. Our reputation, money, possessions and resources are meaningless when our life is slipping away. Only the imprints on our mind placed through our previous positive actions are of any use at the time of death and after death.

As the process of death is similar to that of falling asleep we can understand what we will experience when we are dying by contemplating the process of falling asleep.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DEATH?

Having understood what happens when we die we may wonder what happens immediately after death. What will our experience be like? Who will look after us and protect us? To answer these questions we can contemplate the following excerpt from How to Transform Your Life and relate this to our own present life

Contemplating what will happen after our death in this way will help us to appreciate the great kindness of our present mother. We can then extend this appreciation to all living beings. This feeling of appreciation for the kindness of others is the foundation for all spiritual realizations and developing this is explained very clearly

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF DEATH?

From an ordinary perspective death has little meaning; it simply marks the end of one life and the beginning of the next life. We will lose everything we have gained in this life and all our present relationships will finish; in the end all these things and relationships are deceptive as none of them will help us at the time of death and in our future lives.

 

That is it

Thanks and Regards

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 Shyamal Bhattacharjee

Mr Shyamal Bhattacharjee, the author was born at West Chirimiri Colliery at District Surguja, Chattisgarh on July 6th 1959 He received his early education at Carmel Convent School Bishrampur and later at Christ Church Boys' Higher Secondary School at Jabalpur. He later joined Hislop College at Nagpur and completed his graduation in Science and he also added a degree in    B A thereafter. He joined the HITAVADA, a leading dailies of Central India at Nagpur as a      Sub-Editor ( Sports ) but gave up to complete his MBA in 1984 He thereafter added a Diploma In Export Management. He has authored THREE books namely Notable Quotes and Noble Thought published by Pustak Mahal in 2001 Indian Cricket : Faces That Changed It  published by Manas Publications in 2009 and Essential Of Office Management published by NBCA, Kolkatta  in 2012. He has a experience of about 35 years in Marketing .

 

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