Fear not Death

In John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 10,” he says “Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so.” The fear of death is a universal phenomenon. No matter where one goes in this world, one will always find large numbers of people who are afraid of dying. The reason for fearing death is obvious: Death is the greatest mystery of all.
Death is surrounded by so many unknown variables. What will it feel like when we die? What will be waiting for us when we reach the other side of the veil of death? Will the afterlife be as chaotic and painful as this life? Since we have never died before, we do not know what to expect. The spiritual and religious texts are full of myths and paradigms as to what happens when we die. The teachers and gurus lead us by the nose throughout our lives because of the greatest uncertainty of all, which is what happens after death, from which we seek salvation. It is the fear of death which is ultimately behind the ...