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7 Things Animals Can Teach Us About Death
7 Things Animals Can Teach Us About Death
By Dr. Linda Bender
Nothing in animal consciousness corresponds to the distinction humans make between mortal and eternal. They experience the eternal in the mortal. Death is an expression of life, and life is an expression of the Source. The Source is within them and all around them. It is what they are made of and what everything else is made of. The thought that it could ever end, or that their connection to it could ever be severed, is nonsensical to them. They wouldn’t know how to picture that if they tried.
Here are 7 Things Animals can teach us about Death and Dying
- The imperishable part of you can only be experienced when you are on the inside looking out.
We humans can only picture it by looking at ourselves from the outside, as we are so inclined to do. If you look at yourself from the outside, you can be certain that what you are seeing is not going to last. It is already not lasting. The more you try to stand outside yourself and see yourself as an object, the more you are likely to dread death.
- Animals don’t know exactly what will happen when they die any more than we do. In the absence of specific knowledge, they simply trust.
They trust death the way they trust life: as participation in the Source. What will happen when they die must be okay because what is happening now is okay.
- Taste what animal consciousness is like
Here’s a simple exercise you can try. Close your eyes for a moment and bring your awareness inside. Experience the rhythm of your breathing and whatever other bodily sensations are happening at the moment. Then open your eyes. Look out at the world. Simply let your eyes absorb whatever is front of them. Experience that first flash of attention—the pure attention that occurs before you go on to name what you perceive or to form various thoughts about it.
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