Can we reduce the fear of death?

Hello. My name is Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) and today I will talk about death and how to reduce fear of death.

Death is the most certain thing for any living entity and yet we know so little about it.  It may come earlier or later in life but the inevitable always happens. Yet we carry out our actions and behave as if we are immortal and death does not enter our scheme of things. In a way that maybe a good thing because the fear of death may not allow us to be bold enough to do lots of things in life. Nevertheless, if we understand death then we will really understand life, and this will help us to live it fruitfully and happily and not be afraid when the end comes.

 

Death is a very physical process and is the final shutdown of the life process leading to the exit of the “self” or memory from the body. Hence, I felt that it should be governed by physical, physiological and neurobiological laws. If we understand these laws, then I feel the fear and pain of death could be reduced. This curiosity and thinking has led to this discussion.

 

The link to the article is here.

https://nariphaltan.org/fearofdeath.pdf

 

Will greatly your feedback