In hindu mythology it is said, death is only the beginning...
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च |
तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि || 27||
Death is certain for one who has been born, and rebirth is inevitable for one who has died. Therefore, you should not lament over the inevitable.
That's a beautiful thought. I think it's easier to deal with death if you can believe there is more after, and the idea of it being a new beginning is certainly more appealing than nothingness. We will never know for certain until we get there, though.
I am not a believer in reincarnation from one animal to another, especially based on Karma, but I do see value in the understanding of the rebirth of energy, the transformation from one form to another. This transformation is inevitable for all things - human or star.
Neither am I :)
But I grew up reading about philosophy. In a poor country with a lot of social trauma I now understand that this detachment was helpful. I find that interesting.
It’s strange because the philosophy is very old and lots of the social problem are very recent.
Definitely. But I also wonder if the bar for "social trauma" just gets lower and lower, no matter if things are improving. Similar to what we were talking about the other day - trauma is now getting called the wrong pronoun. Put them in real hardship, all of this "suffering" becomes irrelevant, doesn't it?
Times change, technology develops - the human condition is much the same.