Death, Dying And Beyond

Publisher: Sri Aurobindo Institute Of Research In Social Sciences
Published: 01/01/2006
Language: English
ISBN: 9788170602378

by Alok Pandey (Author)

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Synopsis of Death, Dying And Beyond

The One Thing That Is At Once The Most Predictable And Unpredictable About Life Is Death.And Yet Man Lives Forgetting Death As If He Were Immortal And,Between These Two,An Outer,Visible Fact Of Death And An Inner Innate Sense Of Immortality Hangs The Balance Of Life,-A Paradox To Which We Do Not Easily Find The Key. What If Death Was Not An End But A Passage And A Stage To Another Life?What If Man Was More Than Chemistry And Heredity,A Soul Donning The Garb Of Matter?What If Rebirth Was Not About Retribution But An Evolution?What If Life And Death Were Not Opposites But Co-Workers Both Conspiring Towards A Common Goal?What If The Stories Told To Us By The Learned Scientists And The Wise Sages Alike Were But Half-Truths And Partial Reflections?What Is That Larger Picture,The Missing Piece Of Puzzle That Would Complete The Story And Make It Whole?Is It Possible To Find That Key Which Would Open The Doors Of A Greater Light,So Far Closed And Denied To Man?How Would Our Inner Psychological And Outer Practical Existence Be Seen And Reshaped In That Light,So Far As Death Is Concerned?How Would We Deal With Trauma And Loss,Suffering And Pain,And All Other Ethical And Existential Issues With That Light As Our Support And Guide? This Book Is An Attempt To Find Answers To These And Many Other Related Issues,Not Just Theoretically But Practically,Supported By Anecdotes And Experiences Arising From Our Brush With Death.