Eckhart TolleDeath is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to "die before you die" --- and find that there is no death.
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Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to "die before you die" --- and find that there is no death. Death comes as a natural part of the cycle of life. It is something we all must face at some point in our lives.
But, it is also something we can choose to avoid, as the ancient Greeks did by choosing to take their lives when they were faced with their own mortality. As long as we live, we can choose to live consciously rather than unconsciously. As long as we live, we can choose to live for ourselves and not for others.
This is not about dying; it's about living! We must value ourselves and the choices we make with our lives every day. It's about giving ourselves permission to be who we are and doing what we want to do with our lives without fearing death or regretting our decisions.
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