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Author Archives: Katie Ryan (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
Funeral Rites in the Buddhist Tradition
Exploring the ways Buddhists embrace death
Buddhists take a positive stance when it comes to death: the best way to approach it is without fear. On Buddhanet, you can find an abundance of information focusing on the beliefs about death and dying in the Tibetan Buddhist … Continue reading
“Dying to Be Me” by Anita Moorjani
How a near-death experience changed a woman’s outlook on life
I imagine most cancer survivors don’t feel as though their disease was meant to be, or that they deserved it. Not Anita Moorjani. As she explains in her book, Dying to Be Me, cancer was part of her destiny to … Continue reading
“The Dead” by Albert Laighton
A poem accepting the different views we have on death and the afterlife
Today, society finally allows for different points of view regarding death and the afterlife. Albert Laighton, a poet who lived during the mid-19th century, questions the different views people may have on death despite the fact that he lived during … Continue reading
“Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to die before you die — and find that there is no death.”
--Eckhart Tolle
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Death Quote, Eckhart Tole, Inspirational Quotes about Death
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Death Rituals in Somalia
Precise steps to ensure deceased loved ones pass from this life and on to the next
In Somalia, a small country on the eastern coast of Africa, the people follow specific protocol after a loved one has died to ensure they pass on to the afterlife. The first step is to bury the loved one’s body … Continue reading
