If you are sitting comfortably, let's talk about death. While there's resistance to discussing death or even nodding to it's approach, not talking about it doesn't help.
Actually, one can't be sure consciousness does not continue beyond this lifetime. And as there is no point planning for nothing, the only eventuality worth planning for is the one where consciousness does indeed continue. What about that?
Buddhist belief that the mental-emotional state you are in after passing is very similar to the state you are in beforehand finds an echo in the Catholic absolution of sins. Move beyond what confines you: death is distinctly liberating. About as liberating as you can get.
The pain comes in not looking forward to it. Death involves moving beyond all fears, even those that have been clung to for a lifetime. And this would be true even for those who did not think there was anything to come.
However you look at it, this is the time to get your act together.
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