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Accepting Death When The Time Has Come
by Tom Bunzel
Question: What happens to the jnani after death?
Nisargadatta Maharaj: The jnani is already dead.
“Die Before You Die” – Eckhart Tolle
This past Sunday, I almost did not watch the 60 Minutes piece on 90 year olds because I turn 65 on May 19, and the prospect of my deteriorating physical form had caused me a great deal of anxiety at one time.
This abated when I sought therapy for a variety of phobias, and when I joined Michael Jeffreys’ Eckhart Tolle group I became more acquainted with the concept of “die before you die.” To me this means a deep “organic” acceptance of the inevitability of your own physical death, as well as the deep realization that it could happen in 30 years or in 3 minutes. You are not in control.
To me this was deeply terrifying at one time but once I accepted it as “truth” it landed and was final (pun intended).
This also helped my financial anxiety. As I wrote about previously, the financial industry is based on one’s fear of death and the desire to “plan” for a long life. This is part of my distaste for watching the 90 year olds on 60 Minutes –I may realistically not have enough money to live that long at the level that I want.
What I tell people is that if I know I have 10 years, I have enough money. If I need enough for 40 years, I am in trouble if I don’t make sound “financial plans.”
Source: http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/2014/05/accepting-death-when-the-time-has-come/
