No One Here Gets Out Alive

No One Here Gets Out Alive

Maybe you’re like me, and thinking about the mortality of the people you love is really what’s hard to wrestle with and the pandemic has got this subject closer home. Of course the causes for death are several, the pain is unfathomable, and how we choose to suffer is yet another variable. I do think now is actually a great time to face that fear, to get on intimate terms with it, so that we can learn how to reduce the suffering it brings into our lives……

WELL

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My thoughts lay here

Life is eternal, because it's a continuum of Birth and Death.

The opposite of Death is Birth, not life. We will all be faced with the fear of mortality and the grief of loss.

We can’t use our normal mechanisms to avoid it anymore.?When things fall apart, it’s a really horrible time in the sense that there’s so much suffering, but it’s also an opportunity for us to wake up our hearts in an unprecedented way.

The ultimate gift of meditation is that it helps us come home to a space of presence that is large enough for whatever we encounter.?

My attention in this space gained momentum when I read how meditating on the meaning of death was part of an individual’s self-care ritual.?If I were to?bring in a historical context to this : This particular teaching is what’s called maranasati. Marana is death in Pali, the language of the Buddha. Sati is mindfulness.?When maranasati practices are taken on as a formal meditation process, they can serve as vehicles for a deepening of tranquillity, concentration and compassion. The inevitability of death can bring a deep restfulness. With proper guidance, the mind attuned to the commonality of death among all beings, great compassion can arise for our shared experience of this type of suffering. All of these practices deeply fortify and expand the heart.

I am nowhere remotely indicating what you must do with your time or imposing you must undertake formal meditation practices, that’s not my prerogative.?

But drawing attention to an important piece that could be part of your self-care ritual was certainly my intention. Nothing is immune from death and impermanence: leaves drop from trees, flowers wilt.

I sit here and wonder.?

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What is the primary objective of my self-care ritual?

For me it is to equip myself with better coping mechanisms.

"The?more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war," yes, that is where my practices stem from. As an Empath, I can easily absorb collective energy, so I have be self-aware, I am certainly not dismissing this as hocus-focus.

THAT SAID

I do believe my audience here will use there discretion to choose actions that aligns with them and drawing attention felt like my call to action.?

Do you think we must respond by leaning into this space by — uncovering the fear and bringing it up from the subliminal to the conscious level?

Or is that not a good idea?

#youdoyou

Amy McCae

Transformative Leadership & Well-Being Coach | Helping Engineers & Executives Cultivate Resilience, Self-Awareness, & Stress-Free Workplaces

3 年

Death is certainly unavoidable. I think of it as we die many times a day to so many things. Surrender is a beautiful thing.

Chetna A.

"Everything Psychological is Biological " l Yoga Teacher l Counselling Therapy | Yoga Therapy |Corporate Wellness | Naturopathy

3 年

If you're afraid of death You can't Live

Vaishali Prasad Jog- Belly Fitness Expert ??????

Holistic Health Coach ( The AND Technique), Belly Fitness Expert and Best Selling Author

3 年

Kaushi Biddappa ?? lovely post??preparing for death is one of the most empowering things one can do and every one needs to understand this??????

Hiten Keshave CA(SA) MBA

Founder @ Unconventional CA | Specializing in Entrepreneur Development | Author

3 年

The last paragraph on sweat in peace is prime ???? Kaushi Biddappa ??

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