*bows* DP, I think this a common fear, with any number of interpretations as to why one feels this way. Perhaps it is not fear of dying that drives this for you. Maybe working with "fear" itself as a core emotion would be helpful. In any event, I came across a couple of books you may want to look through... "Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death", by Joan Haifax is one source. She uses Buddhist principles when working with death and dying, and the book offers exercises, stories and personal experiences to guide the reader. Another is "The fearless Heart", by Pema Chodron, which centers on the core emotion of fear. Lastly, though not buddhist or zen, per se, in the course of my own education and training in health care, I can suggest reading Elizabeth Kubler Ross' works on the stages of death, and her thoughts on the dying process. Just a thought.. Kristy
From: DP <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: Death To: [email protected] Date: Monday, September 6, 2010, 8:18 AM It's the fear of nothingness that gets me. I know, a strange thing to fear, but it seems like I find myself sliding towards nihilism. --- In [email protected], ChrisAustinLane <ch...@...> wrote: > > Compassion for people is pretty useful. Compassion for what you imagine their > mental state is seems pretty complicated. > > Thanks, > Chris Austin-Lane > Sent from a cell phone > > On Sep 3, 2010, at 7:44 PM, "roloro1557" <roloro1...@...> wrote: > > > Yes, I agree. > > > > I tend to be sensitive to others though and feel compassion for them :-) > > > > Artie > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Chris Austin-Lane <chris@> wrote: > >> > >> Imagining that fear of death is an uncomfortable problem seems no > >> different from imagining that dying is an uncomfortable problem. > >> > >> It's not something to worry about - some times people are afraid of dying. > >> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are > > reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
