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What is death?

What is death? Surely, it is the complete cessation of everything that you have known. If it is not the cessation of everything you have known, it is not death. If you know death already, then you have nothing to be frightened of. But do you know death? That is, can you while living put an end to this everlasting struggle to find in the impermanent something that will continue? Can you know the unknowable, that state which we call death, while living? Can you put aside all the descriptions of what happens after death which you have read in books, or which your unconscious desire for comfort dictates, and taste or experience that state, which must be extraordinary, now? If that state can be experienced now, then living and dying are the same.

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Permalink Reply by Ben on August 31, 2009 at 11:42am: Death for me is the beginning of an eternal life if you are a good person while you are still alive on this temporary world you will go to heaven and have a good life but if you are a bad person then you go to hell and getting bothered everyday by devils ...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ♥ Sabine ♥ on August 31, 2009 at 9:53pm: ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by hiba on September 1, 2009 at 5:59pm: Hi ;
First of all I want to say that ,I respect every point of view here in this site ,and especially of those very attentive like ,Mr Ben ,Mr Gabriel,Miss Sabine ...and few more whom I read their replies .Me as a moslim ,I can say that death is the end of every thing we do in life ,and we leave without saying goodbye to our entourage and those which have us very expensive,I agree to some extent with Ben when he said ,that death is the beginning of an eternal life ,yes it is but this does not mean that it existes a life after death ,but one will collect the fruits of what he has done during his life.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ♥ Sabine ♥ on September 1, 2009 at 6:12pm: Throughout the world, death and all the rituals that surround it are steeped in taboos. Even in cultures where death is celebrated and embraced, certain restrictions on clothing or food can apply after a death. many people find being in the presence of death frightening and unwelcome. Death is often hidden, sanitised and orderly.
Death begins when the heart stops beating. Deprived of oxygen, a cascade of cellular death commences, beginning with brain cells and ending with skin cells. Death is a process rather than an event. Specifying the moment of death usually involves deciding on a point from which there can be no return.
the current law describes death as: 'either irreversible cessation of circulation of blood in the body of the person or irreversible cessation of all function of the brain of the person'.
While our current definition is based on extensive medical knowledge, history suggests that any definition is far from permanent. See Signs of death.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by hiba on September 1, 2009 at 6:24pm: Je suis tt à fait d'accord avec vous Sabine ,et ce vous venez de dire c'est la signification de la mort sientifiquement.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ♥ Sabine ♥ on September 1, 2009 at 6:30pm: yes, and for the Roman Catholic Church death is the "complete and final separation of the soul from the body". Followers of religions like Zen Buddhism, and Shintoism believe that the mind and body are integrated and have trouble accepting the brain death criteria to determine death. Some Orthodox Jews, Native Americans, Muslims and fundamentalist Christians believe that as long as a heart is beating--even artificially, you are still alive.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ♥ Sabine ♥ on September 1, 2009 at 6:32pm: "The earth is suffocating .... Swear to make them cut me open, so that I won't be buried alive".

last words of composer, Frédéric Chopin.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ♥ Sabine ♥ on September 1, 2009 at 6:40pm: Mexico's Day of the Dead
November 1, All Saints Day, and November 2, All Souls Day are marked throughout Mexico by a plethora of intriguing customs that vary widely according to the ethnic roots of each region. Common to all, however, are colorful adornments and lively reunions at family burial plots, the preparation of special foods, offerings laid out for the departed on commemorative altars and religious rites that are likely to include noisy fireworks.
In most localities November 1 is set aside for remembrance of deceased infants and children, often referred to as angelitos (little angels). Those who have died as adults are honored November 2.

http://www.mexconnect.com/galleries/112-photo-strip-86-day-of-the-d....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ♥ Sabine ♥ on September 2, 2009 at 10:59pm: Yeah!!XD *SAD BUT TRUE* XDXD; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Binx Salamanes on September 2, 2009 at 2:23pm: The same question has bothered me for a long time.

For me, Death is something that we cannot comprehend. Only someone or something far greater than humanity can. That is why I'm afraid of death, because I have no absolute idea of what it is, therefore I do not know how to deal with it.

I believe in what Holden Caulfield said in the book "Catcher in the Rye". "who cares about flowers when you are dead? no one."

If only we could grasp the meaning of everything.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ♥ Sabine ♥ on September 2, 2009 at 11:19pm: You are right when you say some people are afraid of things they don't understand. Others are afraid of the unknown. People who believe in Heaven and Hell might have some doubts about the way they've lived and where they might end up. I'm not afraid of death myself but I think that is because I don't have too many regrets. I think the biggest reason people are afraid to die is because once you're dead you don't have the option of changing things any more. Its like any other deadline. Once your time is up, finished or not, what you've got to show for your time is what you've done so far. People procrastinate doing the things they know they should do and don't want to die with unfinished business.

I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of the pain that I might sense when I'm dying, but not of death itself.

Bring flowers for the dead, It is in remembrance of the loved one. It is to honor them. Paying respects. A token of your remembrance of that person.
It is as if to say, "I took time out of my busy day to remember you."
Often the ones who place flowers on a grave are the same ones who showed such tokens of attention while the person was living.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tyler Darling on November 3, 2009 at 10:25pm: Death is eternal sleep. When life ceases to exist. Simple as that.; ▶ Reply to This