LIFE AND DEATH

If we ask a young child, “What is death?” Most probably he will reply, “I don't know.” He is vibrating with life and energy, therefore, death has no meaning for him. But if you ask an old man approaching the end of life, he will reply with a sigh “Ah! It is the tragic end of life. It is separation from my near and dear ones. It is parting from my body which is then consigned to the fire”. Generally as we grow old, our clinging to life and attachment to property, our beloved ones, our bank balance or our achievements become so strong that very idea of separation from all that creates horror in our minds. Death is hated by everyone, because in one stroke it snatches from us everything which we accumulated with great efforts and pains. If life is a mystery then death is an even greater mystery and that is why the question of death has haunted human beings from time immemorial. There are only some enlightened saints who accept death with a smile.
Science is trying its best to explore the mystery of death. According to scientists death is the failure of the body-mind system. The daily wear and tear, stresses and strains sap the vitality of the body and hasten its degeneration and decay until it ultimately succumbs to death. According to doctors, clinical death is the dysfunctioning of brain cells, which die because constant wear and tear and lack of oxygen weaken their regenerative mechanism. A variety of therapies have been developed from ancient times to modern age to increase longevity and to postpone death as far as possible through life saving drugs and supplementary diets manufactured to strengthen the body-mind mechanism.
We live a very short span of life from birth to death on this planet. Living itself is full of suffering, fear, anxiety, sorrow and struggle. There are very few moments in our life full of joy and pleasure and those moments are also snatched from us by the cruel hand of death. If life is so futile and miserable the question then arises, why does man want to live forever and avoid death? Rather, he should welcome death as an escape from all the sufferings and agonies that he is undergoing while living. In fact deep within us is the vital current of life which animates and sustains us and which is always imbued with the spirit of life eternal. It is this life-force, enshrined as the immortal spirit, which never meets death. In almost all philosophies and religions the basic question of deliverance of the spirit - the spark of the divine within us - is discussed and inbuilt techniques are laid down to achieve its redemption from the body-mind mechanism comprised of the sum total of sanskaras (karmic tendencies) or genes as they are known in scientific terms. If we ask a young child, “What is death?” Most probably he will reply, “I don't know.” He is vibrating with life and energy, therefore, death has no meaning for him. But if you ask an old man approaching the end of life, he will reply with a sigh “Ah! It is the tragic end of life. It is separation from my near and dear ones. It is parting from my body which is then consigned to the fire”. Generally as we grow old, our clinging to life and attachment to property, our beloved ones, our bank balance or our achievements become so strong that very idea of separation from all that creates horror in our minds. Death is hated by everyone, because in one stroke it snatches from us everything which we accumulated with great efforts and pains. If life is a mystery then death is an even greater mystery and that is why the question of death has haunted human beings from time immemorial. There are only some enlightened saints who accept death with a smile.
Science is trying its best to explore the mystery of death. According to scientists death is the failure of the body-mind system. The daily wear and tear, stresses and strains sap the vitality of the body and hasten its degeneration and decay until it ultimately succumbs to death. According to doctors, clinical death is the dysfunctioning of brain cells, which die because constant wear and tear and lack of oxygen weaken their regenerative mechanism. A variety of therapies have been developed from ancient times to modern age to increase longevity and to postpone death as far as possible through life saving drugs and supplementary diets manufactured to strengthen the body-mind mechanism.
We live a very short span of life from birth to death on this planet. Living itself is full of suffering, fear, anxiety, sorrow and struggle. There are very few moments in our life full of joy and pleasure and those moments are also snatched from us by the cruel hand of death. If life is so futile and miserable the question then arises, why does man want to live forever and avoid death? Rather, he should welcome death as an escape from all the sufferings and agonies that he is undergoing while living. In fact deep within us is the vital current of life which animates and sustains us and which is always imbued with the spirit of life eternal. It is this life-force, enshrined as the immortal spirit, which never meets death. In almost all philosophies and religions the basic question of deliverance of the spirit - the spark of the divine within us - is discussed and inbuilt techniques are laid down to achieve its redemption from the body-mind mechanism comprised of the sum total of sanskaras (karmic tendencies) or genes as they are known in scientific terms.
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