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Death Experiment

I want to share with you today an extraordinary excerpt from the great teacher  J. Krishnamurti on death and why we fear it .  In addition, I want to suggest a particular experiment on death , which I feel was incredibly helpful in my own spiritual evolution. I hope this experiment will be of great value to you as well.   This experiment, which I call the Death Experiment will help you understand what the spiritual masters have been trying to teach you about living moment to moment , and will give you a taste of the freedom that comes with such enlightened living.   First is the excerpt from  Krishnamurti's book "Think of These Things",   a nd following that is the experiment he proposes for you and my thoughts on it. Questioner: What makes us fear death? Krishnamurti: Do you think a leaf that falls to the ground is afraid of death?  Do you think a bird lives in fear of dying?  It meets death when death co...