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,...
- Posted in Caring for the Dying Person
Question: In the Checklist on Death and Dying you say, “Do not try to hold on to the dying person. It is fine to reminisce if the person chooses, but do not hold the person to this life, for example, with stories or family photos.” What about reading to them or giving them a massage?...
- Posted in The Death Process
Question: I am sometimes asked, “How can one surrender into the death process when there is still some possibility of cure? Shouldn’t one seek for a cure as long as possible?” Answer: Many people face this dilemma when they’ve been diagnosed with a potentially fatal illness. Adi Da did not expect his devotees to simply...
- Posted in Preparing for Death
Question: What does it mean to enter into retreat mode, as it says in the Death and Dying Check List? Answer: Avatar Adi Da has said that if someone is dying and their condition is clearly terminal, they should use their time intensively for real preparation and not just be busy being socially and conventionally...
- Posted in Preparing for Death
On our last webinar, February 11, we answered the following question:I have a friend who is clearly in the dying process. She has cancer and has been getting progressively weaker despite all sorts of treatments. But she refuses to consider that she will not recover. How can I break through her denial? Answer: The need for...
- Posted in Preparing for Death
Question: What do we do if the dying person has no faith in God or anything else? Answer: Basically, we avoid trying to convince the person to become an instant believer. Instead, we try to find out what, if not God or other religious symbols, moves the dying person beyond him or herself into a...
- Posted in Caring for the Dying Person
On our last webinar, February 11, we answered the following question: What is the best way to “keep it together” while serving a dying person? How do you not let your emotions get in the way? Answer: You don’t necessarily need to “keep it together” at all. Please realize that both you and the dying person...
- Posted in Caring for the Dying Person
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