who fears death of self before?
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I was once afraid of death. Until I ponder what is there after death, just nothing or there is afterlife. I couldn't find the answer.
Now, I am not really that afraid of death. I mean if it comes, it comes. Fearing it is also unless. -
then i would like to ask does not fearing death help you to live your life bravely?Originally posted by Eternal-fire:I was once afraid of death. Until I ponder what is there after death, just nothing or there is afterlife. I couldn't find the answer.
Now, I am not really that afraid of death. I mean if it comes, it comes. Fearing it is also unless.
do you still have things in life that you feel awkward to do and wish to do but dun dare? -
Yeah, there are certainly still things I won't do. And I wouldn't say I live my life bravely. It's just that I dun spend so much time pondering over death.Originally posted by january:then i would like to ask does not fearing death help you to live your life bravely?
do you still have things in life that you feel awkward to do and wish to do but dun dare? -
Thanks ommyoji, if you haven't posted this, I wouldn't know buddha himself had the same panic attack.Originally posted by ommyoji:january, sgquitter and soul_rage,
Actually, someone had the same panic attack one day some 5000 years ago. He went on to start a philosophy based on that, and spent the rest of his life on the project. Not only did he eventually come to terms with that idea that he will be gone forever someday, he even learned to embrace it. You may want to have a look at some of his ideas and see if you can get any answer there.
http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/63/07879637/0787963763.pdf
Hope this helps!
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well.. livin in fear of death is not the way to live,
however, living each day as your last (although sounds good) is not really practical either...
so look at it this way.... if an opportunity comes along, and u are deciding whether to do it, now or later..... just ask urself, if u don't do it, will you regret your decision if this opportunity never comes again?
if the answer is yes then DO IT.
Don't let urself have anything to regret. -
X 2.Originally posted by Eternal-fire:I was once afraid of death. Until I ponder what is there after death, just nothing or there is afterlife. I couldn't find the answer.
Now, I am not really that afraid of death. I mean if it comes, it comes. Fearing it is also unless. -
but actually, it easier said than done. i quite sure u have a healthy body now, so its easy to say.Originally posted by Eternal-fire:I was once afraid of death. Until I ponder what is there after death, just nothing or there is afterlife. I couldn't find the answer.
Now, I am not really that afraid of death. I mean if it comes, it comes. Fearing it is also unless.
i quite sure most of us down here will still panic and feel lost for some time if we find out we are going to die soon.
its easy to say out what is the solution when we feel okay. but try really being calm when the thing strike you at that moment -
Hmm... Got a point somehow...?Originally posted by january:but actually, it easier said than done. i quite sure u have a healthy body now, so its easy to say.
i quite sure most of us down here will still panic and feel lost for some time if we find out we are going to die soon.
its easy to say out what is the solution when we feel okay. but try really being calm when the thing strike you at that moment -
Actually I have a hole in my heart, which means I might die sooner than anyone. So I dun really wanna be so afraid of dying, thinking of it also useless, because in the end of the day you still gonna die it's only a matter of time.Originally posted by january:but actually, it easier said than done. i quite sure u have a healthy body now, so its easy to say.
i quite sure most of us down here will still panic and feel lost for some time if we find out we are going to die soon.
its easy to say out what is the solution when we feel okay. but try really being calm when the thing strike you at that moment
Maybe it's what I think, but it's dust to dust, ashes to ashes when we eventually have to die, we die. How many of us will actually be remembered, even if we are remembered how long will the world ever remember us. Only a few have achieve that out of trillions or more than that. -
the reason why i believe i will be afraid of news of death or incidents that may lead to possible death is because in daily life over school work and in my future over career stuff...Originally posted by Eternal-fire:Actually I have a hole in my heart, which means I might die sooner than anyone. So I dun really wanna be so afraid of dying, thinking of it also useless, because in the end of the day you still gonna die it's only a matter of time.
Maybe it's what I think, but it's dust to dust, ashes to ashes when we eventually have to die, we die. How many of us will actually be remembered, even if we are remembered how long will the world ever remember us. Only a few have achieve that out of trillions or more than that.
i have to use my knowledge to remind not to worry over whether how my examiner will mark me, how my friends would talk about me, how am i going to make enough money...
i am not that kind of worry or scared person in life. but there are still traces of it that comes to me now and then.. its not that easy to attain buddha nature....... i believe if you ask all the shaolin monks to intergrate back to the society , they will face pressure still and have to constantly learn to handle these little fear... -
i cannot agree more that our lives are insignificant and that it will always be those who are alive to continue their own lives.
when i die, those still alive will have their own destiny and lives to live.
however, despite knowing my life is insignificant in some way, i still rack my brain every day to make sure i live life as correctly as possible.