Ramana Maharshi says Sleep is temporary death and Death is longer sleep

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Talk 64.

 

News of someone’s death was brought to Sri Bhagavan.

 

He said,“Good. The dead are indeed happy. They have got rid of the

troublesome overgrowth - the body.The dead man does not grieve.

 

The survivors grieve for the man who is dead. Do men fear sleep? On the

contrary sleep is courted and on waking up every man says that he slept

happily. One prepares the bed for sound sleep. Sleep is temporary death.

Death is longer sleep. If the man dies while yet alive he need not grieve

over others’ death. One’s existence is evident with or without the body, as

in waking, dream and sleep. Then why should one desire continuance of the

bodily shackles? Let the man find out his undying Self and die and be

immortal and happy.”

 

Source: TALKS WITH SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI Book

 

More articles of Ramana Maharshi regarding death.

 

http://prashantaboutindia.blogspot.com/2009/05/ramana-maharshi-about-death.html

 

http://prashantaboutindia.blogspot.com/2009/04/ramana-maharshi-says-death-means.\

html

 

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Love And Love Alone

 

Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

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