Guest guest Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 T: Then what is it... being dead? P: There is no being that is dead. People think of death as a single event that happens to an individual being, but actually death is a cluster of events that, in the physical level, happen to different organs at different times. Usually, the brain dies first, followed by different organs minutes, hours, and in the case of hair, and nails days later. Those different mortality schedules make organ transplant possible. Our psychic life is dying all the time unnoticed. Emotions and feelings flare up and die. Dreams, and thoughts are forgotten. Memories also died one by one. When the brain finally dies all the surviving mental events, and memory itself also die, And the subjective life story that bears our name finally dies. Can we say the dead are at peace, that they will be unconscious for all eternity. That will be parceling unconsciousness into individual little plots like in a cemetery. Such cannot be done. We can neither say they are at peace, nor say that they will reincarnate. Individuality is an illusion both in life and in death. Consciousness, and perception are generic, belong to no one, and will go on as long as there is aware life in the universe at large. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Death is the concept - the idea - you can be other than you truly are - whole and perfect as you were created thus you are as you are not -nlimited to changing states, thoughts, feelings, appearances and concepts of a self that in reality does not exist. Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6 wrote: > > T: Then what is it... being dead? > > P: There is no being that is dead. People > think of death as a single event that > happens to an individual being, but actually > death is a cluster of events that, in the > physical level, happen to different organs > at different times. > > Usually, the brain dies first, followed by > different organs minutes, hours, and in > the case of hair, and nails days later. > Those different mortality schedules make > organ transplant possible. > > Our psychic life is dying all the time > unnoticed. Emotions and feelings flare > up and die. Dreams, and thoughts are > forgotten. Memories also died one by one. > > When the brain finally dies all the surviving > mental events, and memory itself also die, > And the subjective life story that bears our > name finally dies. > > Can we say the dead are at peace, that they > will be unconscious for all eternity. That > will be parceling unconsciousness into > individual little plots like in a cemetery. > Such cannot be done. We can neither say they > are at peace, nor say that they will reincarnate. > > Individuality is an illusion both in life and in > death. Consciousness, and perception are generic, > belong to no one, and will go on as long as there > is aware life in the universe at large. > > Pete > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Nisargadatta , " hellowho909 " <annieliley wrote: > > > Death is the concept - the idea - you can be other than you truly are - whole and perfect as you were created thus you are as you are not -nlimited to changing states, thoughts, feelings, appearances and concepts of a self that in reality does not exist. P: who is this that doesn't exist and yet is whole and perfect, Annie? > NNB > > > Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6@> wrote: > > > > T: Then what is it... being dead? > > > > P: There is no being that is dead. People > > think of death as a single event that > > happens to an individual being, but actually > > death is a cluster of events that, in the > > physical level, happen to different organs > > at different times. > > > > Usually, the brain dies first, followed by > > different organs minutes, hours, and in > > the case of hair, and nails days later. > > Those different mortality schedules make > > organ transplant possible. > > > > Our psychic life is dying all the time > > unnoticed. Emotions and feelings flare > > up and die. Dreams, and thoughts are > > forgotten. Memories also died one by one. > > > > When the brain finally dies all the surviving > > mental events, and memory itself also die, > > And the subjective life story that bears our > > name finally dies. > > > > Can we say the dead are at peace, that they > > will be unconscious for all eternity. That > > will be parceling unconsciousness into > > individual little plots like in a cemetery. > > Such cannot be done. We can neither say they > > are at peace, nor say that they will reincarnate. > > > > Individuality is an illusion both in life and in > > death. Consciousness, and perception are generic, > > belong to no one, and will go on as long as there > > is aware life in the universe at large. > > > > Pete > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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