Karl MarlantesThe chanting went on, the musicians giving in to the rhythm of their own being, finding healing in touching that rhythm, and healing in chanting about death, the only real god they knew.
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The chanting went on, the musicians giving in to the rhythm of their own being, finding healing in touching that rhythm, and healing in chanting about death, the only real god they knew. Sometimes, death is more beautiful than life. Death is an end to suffering that brings relief to all who are suffering. That’s why people often find solace in chanting words that remind them of death.
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