Death is inevitable. It may take years or it may happen tomorrow – there is a sudden ending of this continuity. So realising that, acting with care and affection, live with death. That means no attachment whatsoever to anything – to your name, your fame, your power, your position – nothing. It is not difficult; it is very easy if you really want to do it. With the ending of that which is continuous – the ending – there is a new beginning. Without ending, there is no beginning. I know you will agree and say, ‘Yes, marvellous, perfect,’ but then carry on with your ugly life. And that is where there is great sorrow. From Public Talk 3, Bombay (Mumbai), 15 January 1977 Read more |