What is dying? To die to everything you psychologically possess. That is what is going to happen when you are old, gaga and dying – finished. So is it not possible to die today to everything that you have held precious – to your memories, to your pleasures, to your successes – as that is what is going to happen when you actually die. So can you die every day to all your accumulations, psychologically, and therefore know what it means to be a whole, total human being? From a Public Talk in Florence, Italy, 29 October 1970 Read more |