Guest guest Posted June 26, 2001 Report Share Posted June 26, 2001 , "Omkara" <coresite@h...> wrote: > > Hi Bruce, > > , Bruce Morgen <editor@j...> wrote: > > Ah, but it does this foreseeing > > based on direct experience, and > > there's no argument over an > > ability to learn in this way. > > Human fear of death is based on > > an attempt to imagine the > > unimaginable, not on direct > > experience of death! > > I would say rather than "fear of the unknown," the human fear of > death consists more of "fear of the known coming to an end." > > It doesn't make sense how something unknown could be feared, since by > definition it is unknown -- but fear of loss of continuity and death > of the person(ality) or the "me" (which is the known) makes plenty of > sense. > > Namaste, > > Tim Namaste Tim et al, Fear of death is not fear of the unknown per se. It is fear of being separated from one's attachments, plust tanha or the thirst for life. If this was not so people who have meditated and astral and mental travelled would have no fear impulse, for the unknown is known....ONS....Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2001 Report Share Posted June 26, 2001 On Tue, 26 Jun 2001 02:55:38 -0000 "Omkara" <coresite writes: > > Hi Bruce, > > , Bruce Morgen <editor@j...> wrote: > > Ah, but it does this foreseeing > > based on direct experience, and > > there's no argument over an > > ability to learn in this way. > > Human fear of death is based on > > an attempt to imagine the > > unimaginable, not on direct > > experience of death! > > I would say rather than "fear of the unknown," the human fear of > death consists more of "fear of the known coming to an end." Hmm, aren't they really two sides of the same coin? Life is what we know and we want to prolong it, death is terra incognita and we fear it. > > It doesn't make sense how something unknown could be feared, since > by definition it is unknown -- That doesn't stop us from imagining what it might be like or buying into some scriptural or literary version of it, whether it's reincarnation as an insect or a tortured prisoner, or the Christian version of "hell." > but fear of loss of continuity and death > of the person(ality) or the "me" (which is the known) makes plenty > of sense. > I suspect both are very common, but my money's on your emphasis as more universal -- it applies regardless of culture or belief system. http://come.to/realization http://www.atman.net/realization http://www.users.uniserve.com/~samuel/brucemrg.htm http://www.users.uniserve.com/~samuel/brucsong.htm ______________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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