Four ways people look at death
The Bhagavad-gītā explains the three modes of material nature and how they affect our vision of things. Let's see how the modes affect our vision [...]
We don’t get to choose whether we die
We don't get to choose whether we die, but we do get to choose whether we live before we die. Death is unavoidable for everyone. [...]
We talk frequently about death without actually talking about death
We talk frequently about death without actually talking about death “Ten things to do before you die” – such lists are often found in self-help [...]
The obligation to endure gives us the right to know
Death is the most covered-up reality in our contemporary world. Of course, what is covered up is not the fact of death per se, but [...]
Our destiny is bigger than our biology
People are often eager to know their destiny – what lies ahead in their life. This eagerness accounts for the widespread fascination with astrology, numerology, [...]
Our fear of our mortality is a pointer to our immortality
The fear of death is one of life’s most haunting fears. Intriguingly, this haunting fear can become illuminating if we turn the usual question raised [...]