I have a question about the practice of giving morphine to the dying as part of hospice or comfort care, from a spiritual perspective. If one views death not as an end, but a transition of consciousness beyond physical death to the next 'life', wouldn't taking a narcotic as you shed this current body be clouding the mind and potentially missing valuable lessons about life?
We can say that about living life itself on a daily basis, from one day to the next as well, that being 'doped up' removes or disconnects you from fully experience life in the moment. Would it make sense to be 'doped up' as you die then, if in fact there is a continuation of consciousness beyond the current physical form? Might there not be something important to realize at the moment of death, that being on drugs might cloud and deprive you of?
I understand different religions have different perspectives about this. What are your thoughts?
We can say that about living life itself on a daily basis, from one day to the next as well, that being 'doped up' removes or disconnects you from fully experience life in the moment. Would it make sense to be 'doped up' as you die then, if in fact there is a continuation of consciousness beyond the current physical form? Might there not be something important to realize at the moment of death, that being on drugs might cloud and deprive you of?
I understand different religions have different perspectives about this. What are your thoughts?