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Why are some people afraid of death?
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Because scoundrel clergy have conned them into being so. It keeps pews and collection plates full.
Without religion, there would be nothing to fear.
Why some are people afraid of death?
people are comfortable with what they know. Some aren't comfortable with what they don't know.Why some are people afraid of death?
Why some are people afraid of death?
For most, what lies beyond the death of the mind an body is unknown. Many are afraid of the unknown
Also, to @Fool's point, many people are in their comfort zone in this reality and have difficulty with change.
Self preservation instinct.Why some people afraid of death?
Self preservation instinct.
Death denial is prevalent as well. Teenage invincibility syndrome never figured out. As to fear ... I think fear of the unfamiliar is pretty normal. Getting on a plane for the first time, for example.Why are some people afraid of death?
It's a significant aspect of human nature not to mention for just about any living organism out there. Being afraid is natural.that means they have a huge attachment to life?
Why are some people afraid of death?
Fear will still be there. It just won't have that 'bite' it used to have.Well as a Buddhist i working on letting go of the attachments and just be in the moment
In some cultures they don't have the same view of the ideal of death as others. Nothing wrong with that. Different things help one handle death. When it arrives, though, I don't think anyone doesn't go through the grieving process. If you aren't afraid, why do you grieve.
Fear will still be there. It just won't have that 'bite' it used to have.
Good point about culture. For some it is a time to rejoice, not grieve. I haven't grieved in the western sense for quite some time. A quiet reflection, and fond remembrance, sure. My brother and I had the honours of doing eulogies for both parents. Dad's especially, was more like a comedy act than a bawling session.
In mystic Hinduism, it's a time to rejoice. Going for moksha, or getting a fresh new body. Both cases are far better than inhabiting this withered bag of bones. Who doen't enjoy putting on a new shirt? Of course when you identify the physical body as being you, it's much harder.
Self preservation instinct.
Actually when one has let go fully of the attachment to fear then there are no rection to those things that fear normally arise. atleast that how it happen to me in my practice.
But life is full of suffering, its that comfort? I understand others see life differently then me ofcourse
I dont say i longing for death, but i have no worries about it.
And i think more people are afraid of the part before death, not death it self. But maybe i am wrong on that.