Category Archives: Facing Death
Near Death Experiences
We’re all living, we’re all dying, every day a little of each. Cells die every day and are replaced by new ones. I’ve heard that every 7 years we have been completely changed by the death of old cells and … Continue reading
Confronting My Death
Death is our friend precisely because it brings us into absolute and passionate presence with all that is here, that is natural, that is love. Rilke I have a little prayer I say each morning when I wake up. The … Continue reading
Do You Really Want to Live Forever?
Really, do you want to live forever? I think we imagine we do because thinking of death seems so awful. And our society in the last few generations has been spared all the routine deaths that used to surround everyone … Continue reading