We’re initiating this blog on death and dying by addressing one of the most common circumstances we run into when talking with people about a person nearing the death transition. The question is a variation on the following: “My father is in his last stages and doesn’t want to talk about funeral and burial arrangements, Read More
I’m Scared to Death of Death!
Question: I know death is inevitable, but I’m still so scared of it to the point where I have anxiety attacks. How do I stop this? Answers: Angelo – In our fear, we think that we are snuffed out by death. Such fearful anticipation is the result of a failure to observe the death process Read More
Things to Handle Immediately after Someone Dies
Here is a ‘short list’ of important actions to take immediately after the moment of death of a loved one or patient. Arrangements If you haven’t already, locate the deceased’s Advance Directive for Health Care or its equivalent. Copies of this may be at the deceased’s home. Check on their fridge where some may post Read More
Supporting the Death Process
Question: My father is at the end of his life. I expect he will die before Christmas. He is not a devotee of Adi Da, but I am. How can I best serve my father at the moment of dying, if I can be with him, and the 3 days after his dying? My father Read More
Death Is A Living Process
Question: How can you be in feeling relationship to someone who has died? Adi Da said something about this in the quote from Easy Death. Isn’t the body just a shell and not the person? Answer: I’m reminded of a children’s book that He wrote, in which Avatar Adi Da said “we are more than Read More
Missing the Moment of Death
Question: When my husband was dying, I spent as much time with him as I could. I didn’t want him to die alone and I promised him I would be there for him. But I left him for just half an hour and that’s when he died. I wasn’t there to hold his hand as Read More