Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Radhanath Swami on Facing Death

Death is unknown, it is a mystery and therefore people are afraid of death, for themselves and their loved ones. When one of them does die, it’s very sad and it increases our own fear of death. This fear of death is an intricate part of every person’s life and you can try to forget it. But you can only forget it for a short time. You can hide yourself from the reality of your ultimate destiny. But eventually you have to face it. It’s all around you, it’s in all the newspapers, it’s in your families, you are getting older, it’s creeping up upon you. To face a problem and to try and understand and solve that problem is the true glory of a human being. To close your eyes and run away from the problem or ignore the problem is ignorance. And most people, even the most highly educated ones, when it comes to this most important problem of life, they close their eyes, they don’t want to think about it, they don’t want to hear about it because they do not know the solution. Because they believe that life or death is simply whatever they want to believe.

7 comments:

  1. This is the truth of life. The illusions of this world somehow keeps everyone under impression that there is still so many years to live. Chanakya pandit says "Smara Nityam Anityata", that always remember the temporariness of this world. But who does? Thank you very much Radhanath Swami maharaj for this reminder.

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  2. Death is the all-devouring end to life as we know it, thats why everyone is wary of it. But great people like Radhanath swami teach us how to overcome our fear and look for a solution.

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  3. You may try to hide yourself from the reality of your ultimate destiny, that is death. However, eventually you have to face it sooner or later!

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  4. You may try to hide yourself from the reality of your ultimate destiny, that is death. However, eventually you have to face it, sooner or later! Maharaj, thanks a lot for this realisation.

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  5. I love the baby Krishna img in this blog....has this sweet look in his eyes for me....

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  6. Swamiji is revealing the bitter truth that instead of finding an everlasting solution to death, people run from it....

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  7. A devotees faces death as an opportunity to meet Krishna. Thank you very much Radhanath Swami Maharaj for such a nice article!

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