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Flame-thrower
You're welcome.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 2, 2005 at 2:43 AM
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sannhet
I think of my boys in this regard. I don't take foolish chances anymore.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 2, 2005 at 2:43 AM
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Jeremy
Then you are ready to live.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 2, 2005 at 2:42 AM
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You are correct.Nonetheless I will want to sincerely thank you for reading my post.God Bless.
posted by
Flame-thrower
on December 1, 2005 at 3:01 PM
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Avant -
Great post! Though I am not afraid to die, I do not look forward to not partaking in some of the pleasures of this life with my wife. But of course, there will be other pleasures at the next stop to learn to enjoy.
posted by
sannhet
on December 1, 2005 at 2:55 PM
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avant
"until my death I will wander on," this is a quote from a song.I see death much like jomei explained, an awakening . I have no fear of death, I spend much time thinking and death to me seems all the knocking is over and the doors are open.
posted by
appleworks7
on December 1, 2005 at 2:53 PM
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Jomei
Well said.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 1, 2005 at 2:18 PM
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aria4
That is true. Thank you.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 1, 2005 at 2:18 PM
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Avant
In a way, I guess death is just a dramatic word for "waking up". "Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists." We don't have to physically die to peel away a layer of the illusion onion.
posted by
Jomei
on December 1, 2005 at 2:00 PM
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Avant-Death is another dimension to what truly goes on on the other side. I dont think there is any escape in death.
posted by
Aria4
on December 1, 2005 at 1:52 PM
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Jolly Jeff
That's good.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 1, 2005 at 1:03 PM
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Isa
For whatever reason, the child has been traumatized and merely wants resolution. I think that once it is in the open, we see the language we hold onto for what it is...an attempt to find security in an insecure place.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 1, 2005 at 1:02 PM
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Reminds me of my favorite Woody Allen quote
I'm not afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens.
posted by
jollyjeff
on December 1, 2005 at 12:56 PM
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my parents always told me...
that dead persons went to a beautiful place...then i went to a burial...saw the coffin and evth and ppl crying and felt it like a lie...i was about 3 and this fear never went away...
posted by
Marshallengraved
on December 1, 2005 at 12:52 PM
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Really?
tell me...
posted by
Marshallengraved
on December 1, 2005 at 12:48 PM
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Isa
That's interesting.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 1, 2005 at 12:44 PM
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I am afraid of death...
since my childhood...afraid of the coffin, the dead body, the whole thing surrounding death...it is haunting me because i have sth important to achieve before i die...i don't wanna die yet.
posted by
Marshallengraved
on December 1, 2005 at 12:25 PM
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Jo
Very wise words.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 1, 2005 at 11:59 AM
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God Bless the Souls
of those that suffer,
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17431097-2,00.html
Forgive those that judge
Jo
posted by
brisbane_artist
on December 1, 2005 at 11:23 AM
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Masky
Exactly. There is no death in actuality.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 1, 2005 at 11:08 AM
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anthony
You're quite welcome. I hope you're doing well today.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 1, 2005 at 11:08 AM
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malcolm
Yes, memories are good, as long as they are not substituted for the present moment.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 1, 2005 at 11:08 AM
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Clearly
Thanks, my friend.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 1, 2005 at 11:07 AM
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Isa
And it will continue to haunt the living, until it is seen for what it is.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 1, 2005 at 11:06 AM
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Rcky
How can I be afraid of something unknown? Fear is always in relation to the known.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 1, 2005 at 11:06 AM
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Whacky
The last is first, and the first becomes last.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 1, 2005 at 11:03 AM
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jacenta
How can we be afraid of something in the future? The future never comes.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 1, 2005 at 11:03 AM
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Avante
I'm not afraid to die. It's not that I fantasize about dying, but to some degree, I look forward to it; to the knowing; to the peace in it. Death to me is simply a rebirth.
posted by
Masky
on December 1, 2005 at 10:48 AM
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"We say the yama mara is fear of death, but actually it's fear of life." Pema Chodron
And now I read you, what a day and thanks again my friend
posted by
WileyJohn
on December 1, 2005 at 9:49 AM
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Thank you again
I do cling to memories and you're right, they do sustain me.
posted by
malcolm
on December 1, 2005 at 9:25 AM
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A great sharing.
A great sharing to be experience wholely.
posted by
clearlyperceived
on December 1, 2005 at 8:29 AM
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I'd lie...
if i told you that i'm not afraid of death...death is my worst enemy...
posted by
Marshallengraved
on December 1, 2005 at 7:12 AM
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Avant...
Another inspiring post. Since I believe we are eternal and never die, I do not fear death. The way this world is I think I fear life more.Blessings!
posted by
RckyMtnActivist
on December 1, 2005 at 6:11 AM
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Memories and lessons learned last?
posted by
Whacky
on December 1, 2005 at 6:08 AM
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avant garde...
So true, the fear of death is the fear of being nothing. I never really thought it out that way before. Excellent post.
posted by
jacentaOld
on December 1, 2005 at 5:24 AM
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fionajean
Thank you for the wonderful comment.
posted by
avant-garde
on December 1, 2005 at 4:57 AM
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I believe in reincarnation
and so I believe that our core essence never dies. Those quirks of character may be lost between one life and the next but the core will continue.
This blog lays out nicely why people fear death and what they should really fear instead.
posted by
fionajean
on December 1, 2005 at 4:54 AM
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