Death
Do you afraid of death? Do you hate it? Do you want it? Do you love it? Do you play with it? It seems that a millions of questions can be asked, but probably it is difficult to find a person who is sincerely indifferent about death. The death is always connected with human emotions which are part of our instincts and connected with survival reflexes. But comparing to other species humans tend to feel more mystique about death. It is believed that humans are the only species on this planet who posses intellect. Can it be a reason that human death can be considered differently comparing to the death processes of other species?
Yes and no. Yes if human intellect (spirit, soul, etc.) is immortal. In this case death is just a next level in development of intellect. And in this case death should be treated with some specific features as well as it should be important how the person die, and probably what is happening with body immediately after death and what spiritual support can the person receive from his relatives, religious and social community. Really, all these can be important.
On the other hand if human soul is mortal and there is no way out of this body, death is a final and definitive event in one's life. And as far as the dead person doesn't care and will not ever care about his death and what happened with his body after death may be society is paying to much attention to the act of death and all modern after death procedures are exaggerated?
It's difficult to accept either point of view, especially if we will take into consideration that humans are social beings and death of the person is not only his death but also event and death of the part of society which this person is related to. Relatives, friends, colleagues, etc. - everybody is engaged. And this is often society, not the person who decides about exact death and after death procedures.
But is it the right way? We would like to treat the death as more personal (in any case either "yes" or "no") event. It's a big step (though probably final) in human life and this step should be made free from any clichés which are brought by society and which are not always consider person best interests and desires.
That is why we think it is important to study the process of death, to analyse current death traditions and their disadvantages to develop the other ways and traditions to die. We think that these traditions should be based on the freedom of choice and freedom from clichés. They also should incorporate existing death experiences of other (ancient and gone) cultures as well as scientific and philosophic research.
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Yes and no. Yes if human intellect (spirit, soul, etc.) is immortal. In this case death is just a next level in development of intellect. And in this case death should be treated with some specific features as well as it should be important how the person die, and probably what is happening with body immediately after death and what spiritual support can the person receive from his relatives, religious and social community. Really, all these can be important.
On the other hand if human soul is mortal and there is no way out of this body, death is a final and definitive event in one's life. And as far as the dead person doesn't care and will not ever care about his death and what happened with his body after death may be society is paying to much attention to the act of death and all modern after death procedures are exaggerated?
It's difficult to accept either point of view, especially if we will take into consideration that humans are social beings and death of the person is not only his death but also event and death of the part of society which this person is related to. Relatives, friends, colleagues, etc. - everybody is engaged. And this is often society, not the person who decides about exact death and after death procedures.
But is it the right way? We would like to treat the death as more personal (in any case either "yes" or "no") event. It's a big step (though probably final) in human life and this step should be made free from any clichés which are brought by society and which are not always consider person best interests and desires.
That is why we think it is important to study the process of death, to analyse current death traditions and their disadvantages to develop the other ways and traditions to die. We think that these traditions should be based on the freedom of choice and freedom from clichés. They also should incorporate existing death experiences of other (ancient and gone) cultures as well as scientific and philosophic research.
Please click here to return to the previous page.