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New Blog post: "What is it like to die" By Alan Watts - Part 1

Posted by Shaheda on June 13, 2019, 9:02 a.m. 1 comment


(PART 1)


I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of death as far back as I can remember, from earliest childhood. You may think that’s kind of morbid, but when a child at night says the phrase If I should die before I wake, there’s something about it that’s absolutely weird. What would it be like to go to sleep and never wake up? Most reasonable people just dismiss the thought ...



Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Zarautz

Posted by amaiartze on June 10, 2019, 11:33 a.m.


We met 13 people, 9 women and 4 men. It was the first time for some of them, others repeated the experience. All of them came ready to hear and share their experiences about death.

A man shared with the attendees a near death experience he lived 12 years ago. Nevertheless most of the stories are related with mourning experiences. They invite us to live the present moment with more consciousness and to take an active role in our lives, instead a victim.

They spoke about the importance of not to judge and the necessity of changing the social criticism because it increases the suffering.

They said than ...



Art: DEATH CAFÉ GOIÂNIA

Posted by DEATH CAFE GOIÂNIA on June 9, 2019, 2:21 p.m.


DEATH CAFÉ GOIÂNIA

Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Nelson

Posted by BarbaraGreene on June 7, 2019, 4:11 p.m.

The conversation that came up at this Death Cafe was invigorating. It was just a small group this time but the experience of being in it was so enriching.



New Blog post: Krishnamurti to Himself - 1984

Posted by David Lynch on June 6, 2019, 11:41 a.m. 2 comments


 
WALKING DOWN THE straight road on a lovely morning, it was spring, and the sky was extraordinarily blue; there wasn't a cloud in it, and the sun was just warm, not too hot. It felt nice. And the leaves were shining and a sparkle was in the air. It was really a most extraordinarily beautiful morning. The high mountain was there, impenetrable, and the hills below were green and lovely. And as you walked ...


Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Zumaian

Posted by PAUSA on June 6, 2019, 3:44 a.m.

Ha sido una experiencia maravillosa, nos hemos juntado 14 personas al rededor de una mesa, y con muchas ganas de tener un espacio para hablar de la muerte. 

Han sido dos horas que se nos han hecho cortas, hemos hablado de la propia muerte y de las cosas que cada uno valora ante esto: despederse de la familia, no sufrir, ser dueño de la propia muerte, poder decir adiós, poder morir en paz con la vida que hemos tenido...

Y también hemos hablado del miedo la muerte y de la elección de poder saberlo o no. 

Nos hemos quedado con ganas de más ...



New Blog post: Studies on Death & Dying

Posted by Shaheda on June 4, 2019, 7:56 a.m. 1 comment


Although preservation of life is medicine’s central goal, ultimately however, death is an unavoidable outcome. In the last decade, there has been a tremendous increase in nursing homes, assisted living homes, long-term care centers, along with a very significant increase in older people living alone in their own homes in both developed and developing countries