Vedanta - Temporary Touchdown

SHAH RUKH KIRMANI





Nothing in life is as certain as death. Everything living is bound to die one day . We appear on the world scene only to disappear after a short span of time. This is the cycle of terrestrial life. Finally , a time will come when even the earth would cease to exist.Indeed, nothing physical can escape the march of time and remain fixed in its place without decay , death or transformation. The transient and ephemeral nature of life is a universally-known existential reality . Yet, we are hardly bothered about it, and we continue to live as though we are here forever. A life without a vision of mortality is incom plete and flawed.
The way we hanker after life is the cen tral weakness of our life. It is because of this that we are so afraid of death, of what is predestined and so inevitable. It keeps us always restless.It prevents us not only from acting decisively during critical moments but also from enjoying the pleasure and excitement of undertaking bold adventures in life.
If we believe in the universal truths advocated by most religions, a belief that starts with Self-realisation, death is not an end but the beginning of a new life, a point of transformation. The world we enter upon death is eternal and exists in both space and time. It is not discernible to us as the world we now live in was nowhere in sight when we were in our mother's womb, protected and secure.