Thoughts on death?
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It seems like every moment death is possible.
It is crippling to think about.
So what do you all think about dying?
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Death is just a beginning to another plane of existence. I consider it a rite of passage not to be feared. But it doesn't meaning I'll do everything to hasten my death but on the contrary I want to live long in health, and continue to make myself useful. I hope I don't run out out of meaning and purpose as life becomes drudgery.
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@gg12 said in Thoughts on death?:
It seems like every moment death is possible.
It is crippling to think about.
So what do you all think about dying?
Are you religious?It is good to think about such things.
More people should.Death will come….
I don’t fear death
HOW I will die sucks to think about
But once “dead”
I know I will be Home and be whole
And
Yes- I know Jesus -
@Peatful I, too, think this is an interesting topic very much related to Peat-inspired bioenergetics. Did Peat ever say anything about fear of dying or how he thought about mortality?
I think even achieving most of what i was hoping for in the way of increasing basal metabolic rate, shifting perspective toward nearly unconditional (low-PUFA) food-positivity, reducing inflammation, etc. (i.e. adopting the most obvious Peat-inspired practices), I continued to fear death intensely just as when I had been running on stress hormones for a decade on a carb-restricted diet. Although significant biophysical improvements had some noticeably positive effects on mindset, on this topic in particular, I would say I remained rather avoidant--not as much reality testing as I would have liked--thinking about death. Eventually (in the last two years maybe), my fear of death has reduced. I don't know if it was just getting older or Peat-inspired practice. It would be nice to have clearer guidance/reflection on this topic from people who:
(i) stopped fearing death before Peating
(ii) shifted perspective on death after Peating
(iii) shifted perspective on death due to practices unrelated to Peating (to help tease apart where bioenergetics and mindset toward death may be related and where they are not). -
@gg12, have you explored what it is exactly that you fear most about dying?
I’ve witnessed a lot of death, some in tragic ways, have felt passings even when not physically with the dying, felt the fear that they were experiencing, the loss of breath, i.e., the breath of life, the release of all anxiety and pain until there was nothing left but an indescribable peace, received confirmation that they are still very much “alive” and well, and have cheated death a few times myself, and I can say with surety that I’m far less afraid of dying than I am of not having lived, like really lived. It helps that I receive confirmation from those no longer embodied that we continue to exist outside of these human meat suits we wear for a brief time, but my belief still requires some faith in this current world. A book you might find helpful in easing your fear of death is Dying to Be Me by Anita Moorjani. She had a near death experience and miraculous recovery from end stage cancer. And to answer your last question, I was raised Catholic but I’m spiritual, not religious.
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@T-3 said in Thoughts on death?:
@Peatful I, too, think this is an interesting topic very much related to Peat-inspired bioenergetics. Did Peat ever say anything about fear of dying or how he thought about mortality?
I think even achieving most of what i was hoping for in the way of increasing basal metabolic rate, shifting perspective toward nearly unconditional (low-PUFA) food-positivity, reducing inflammation, etc. (i.e. adopting the most obvious Peat-inspired practices), I continued to fear death intensely just as when I had been running on stress hormones for a decade on a carb-restricted diet. Although significant biophysical improvements had some noticeably positive effects on mindset, on this topic in particular, I would say I remained rather avoidant--not as much reality testing as I would have liked--thinking about death. Eventually (in the last two years maybe), my fear of death has reduced. I don't know if it was just getting older or Peat-inspired practice. It would be nice to have clearer guidance/reflection on this topic from people who:
(i) stopped fearing death before Peating
(ii) shifted perspective on death after Peating
(iii) shifted perspective on death due to practices unrelated to Peating (to help tease apart where bioenergetics and mindset toward death may be related and where they are not).I think fearing death is actually “healthy”
Meaning
It should push one to search for real meaning, purpose, GodMost will distract themselves from this reality with counterfeits
Ie: materialism, self, liesIf Peat spoke on it
I am unawareBeing metabolically well
Would take the panic away hopefully
So one could be contemplative and earnest in their searchOne act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.
-DB
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I believe in reincarnation personally. I have memories that I believe are my soul picking my parents and being shot into this world.
But just like any other belief that’s just the extent. It would be arrogant for anyone to say they know for sure. Nobody knows. It’s the biggest question of mankind.
Whatever belief you hold, hopefully it’s reassuring. I don’t think it’s possible for there to just be blank darkness afterwards. How can there be dark or nothingness if there’s no longer a brain or eyes to perceive it?
I think Ray talked about joining the neutrino sea after death
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It is coming!
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