• Philosophy and Spirituality
    Welcome Guest
    Posting Rules Bluelight Rules
    Threads of Note Socialize
  • P&S Moderators: JackARoe | Cheshire_Kat

Fear of Death - Meditation vs. Entheogens

I hear what you guys are saying and it is helpful. However, I've read stories of Ayuhuasca reports saying different. People say they've experienced death and are more prepared, etc...
 
fear of death is what keeps you looking at both sides of the road before crossing. It is a good thing.
 
P A said:
I've found that it's much easier to make yourself out to be real hardass behind the screen of an LCD monitor than it is when you're facing such a potent stimulator of raw terror as the prospect of your impending mortality, like, IRL. Though I will not be so bold as to point fingers, I recommend that you take the strapping words of fearless gusto on display within this thread with a hefty grain of salt.
Click to expand...
When confronted with a experience that might be lethal it's only natural to hold on to all that you hold dear, but this does not mean one does fear death. As long as I am alive I will clutch on to life, because there is so much in this world that I love. I do however have no fear for what happens after (if anything), and why should anybody?

It's completely out of your hand anyway, just enjoy life to the best of your abilities as you see fit. No sense in worrying about that which can't be changed.
 
Heh. Thanks but this offers zero comfort. The thing that sucks the most is there is no comfort. I can't just go with it or or accept what I cant change. Which is the main problem. Death doesn't make sense to me. It isn't logical. I can't understand it. Therefor, I'm confused and frustrated by it.
 
As long as I am alive I will clutch on to life, because there is so much in this world that I love. I do however have no fear for what happens after (if anything), and why should anybody?
Click to expand...

Agreed, but I think that the fear of death that concerns most people is less about what comes after death (about which there is no prospect of certainty) than the arrival of the event horizon itself, that final moment(s) of life that is often charged with a primal fear of the end of everything you've come to know and love (which is one of the few things in this world about which we do possess certainty).
 
death
..
dying in a car crash isnt like dying of old age
one you have time to prepare the other one you dont
to me atm thats kinda like the difference between drugs n meditation
 
dying in a car crash isnt like dying of old age
Click to expand...

Good point and good post. One must distinguish between the many Varieties of (Near-)Death Experience. Similarly to psychoactive drug experiences, death comes in many flavors. This fact, which is almost too obvious to notice, points to one of the more tangible options one has in their preparation(s) for death: Getting to decide, within certain limitations and parameters, how and when you die is just as important as preparing yourself psychologically for that inevitable moment. After all, many eloquent writers who had a chance to come to terms with their fate have regarded their passing with relative ease in comparison to those whose deaths were either sudden and unpredictable and/or due to irresponsible, self-destructive behavior. Apposite to this thread, cf. Terence McKenna and his battle with cancer (he loses the battle, but wins the war). Contrast this with the death of Kurt Cobain or Mitch Hedberg (who basically lost everything), and you'll glean a pattern - those who prefer to live their lives in a manner conducive to holistic wellbeing tend to be better-prepared to face their mortality head-on than those whose lives are dominated by misery and irresponsibility. Now, I'm not trying to knock anyone's choice of lifestyle - something which is, typically, their business, and theirs alone - but I'm trying to demonstrate a trend in preparedness that varies with such lifestyle choices.

Eat right, consider taking regular vigorous cardiovascular exercise, and above all, stay safe. The odds are that if you do these things, the universe will look more kindly upon you than if you were to live a life possessed by wanton hedonism. When the end comes, it will likely come far slower and more peacefully for your efforts. But at the end of the day, probability just doesn't cut it for everyone - there are, after all, always exceptions; so the central issue of psychological preparedness remains.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top