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In the light of death

I was five years old when my father died. His body was brought home from the hospital and laid out in the drawing room, wrapped in a white sheet. I have lucid memories of this time; of being strangely calm and watching the..... More >>

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The road back
by Jayita Ekta
Have you ever encountered a child who has experienced the death of a close family member? Most children are unsure about their feelings and in these situations, it is difficult to fathom what they are going through. The best... More >>
How should I grieve
by Toni Packer
Dear Toni,       

It is nice to be writing to you again after what seems like many years and no time at all. This has been a year of great change for me and certain questions have arisen that I am struggling... More >>
Dying with dignity
by Jayita Ekta
How does one deal with a situation where we know that the person we love dearly is going to die soon? Or, when they are no longer with us, how do we cope with our grief at their loss? How do those who know they are nearing... More >>
Conscious living conscious dying
by Randy Peyser
Stephen Levine is a poet and teacher of guided meditation healing techniques. He and his wife and spiritual partner, Ondrea, have counselled the dying and their loved ones for more than 30 years. Stephen Levine’s best-selling... More >>
Riding the Holistic wave
by Roozbeh Gazdar
The region around Pune forms a spiritual heartland. Alandi, samadhi of Sant Dnyaneshwar, and Dehu, that of Sant Tukaram, are in proximity of Pune. In the holy month of Ashadh, devotional singing and dancing processions from... More >>
Beginnings and Endings
by Sushma Amatya
Despite knowing the impermanence of life, deep down in our subconscious lurks the fear of losing our loved ones or of having to leave behind our loved ones. Yet, death is a fact that we all face sooner or later. There isn’t a... More >>
Eye on now
by Ritu Bhatia
Work like you don’t need the money
Love like you’ve never been hurt
Dance like nobody’s watching
Sing like nobody’s listening
Live like it’s heaven on earth.

It... More >>
The other side of death
by Roozbeh Gazdar
The whole world is as impermanent as clouds in an autumn sky. Birth and death are like the movements of a dancer.
—The Buddha Is death the final end? After life has been snuffed out and breathing stops, do... More >>
Mandala of life and death
by Narayan Choyin Dorje
The Tibetan Book of the Dead is part of an extensive body of literature that deals with the subject of death precisely and comprehensively. It describes the dissolution process that precedes death and gives advice regarding... More >>
Dying well
by Satish Kumar
The fear of death seems to be the greatest fear engulfing the human mind. We try to do everything to avoid or push away the death, but in spite of all our efforts, fears and anxieties, in the end we die.

My... More >>
Embracing the unknown
by Amodini
A friend’s mother passed away a few months ago. A schoolteacher in her 70s, she spent her time after widowhood and retirement giving tuitions at home. She was struck by cancer last year, and hurried surgery... More >>
The river of life
by Amodini
I think of other ages that floated upon the stream of life and love and death and are forgotten, and I feel the freedom of passing away.
 —Rabindranath Tagore, ‘Stray Birds’

In the course of a... More >>
The eternal city
by Nishant Arora
According to popular Hindu belief, the soul passes through a cycle of successive lives (samsara) and its next incarnation is always dependent on how the previous life was lived. Each individual must take responsibility for all... More >>
Die before death
by Hazrat Inayat Khan
Hazrat Inayat Khan was a Sufi master of the Chishti order who helped demystify the mystical way of the Sufis. He brought the teachings to the West in early 20th century, where he initiated many into the Sufi path. His ... More >>
Moment of truth
by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
In Islam, death is not viewed as an end but as a new beginning. It is a bridge that enables movement from temporary life in this world to eternal life. A verse in the Qur’an, recited at the time of burial, says: “We have... More >>
A master faces death
by Virginia Lee
As an interviewer, it has been a lifelong goal to interview Ram Dass. As a spiritual seeker, the chance to spend a moment or two with him was one I had waited for since 1973. That moment finally came, and this interview is the... More >>
When the drop meets the ocean
by Barbara Briggs
Om! Asato ma sad gamaya,
Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya,
Mrityor ma amritam gamaya
Om! Shanti! Shanti! Shanti!
 

Om! Lead me from untruth to truth
From... More >>
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