The Real Death

"I live in Norway where euthanasia isn’t allowed. I think about possible ways of ending my life – not because I’m suicidal now, but because I don’t have security that I can die in a civilised way if I’m in terrible pain later. Is there a difference between euthanasia and suicide in the case of physical pain and old age? Rupert says: ‘You have such a beautiful life, such a beautiful companion, and look at all the friends you are surrounded with. You seem increasingly worried about what’s going to happen when you die, and it’s preventing you from living your life fully now. The civilised way to die, and the best preparation for death, is to go to your being. That’s the real death – the death of the separate self. That’s the only death I’m really interested in, and the only one I’m qualified to speak of. That’s the death I recommend.’"

From event 21 - 28 November, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at The Vedanta, 21–28 November 2025

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