The question came up by a devotee in one of my Facebook groups about resources for facing death, dying and the afterlife process. In response many comments were made and this list of suggestions came out of it. I think it is a great resource list and thank everyone who contributed to it. According to Cosmos, death is a gift…
YouTube
LifeBlissFoundation channel on Death
Free Books and Recordings on Death
Living Enlightenment starting at page 287
Guaranteed Solutions under Swadhisthana Chakra
Bhagavad Gita has section on death
The Door to Enlightenment has sections on death
Episode 86 – Nithyananda Podcast – Meditating on Darkness In this episode taken from a discourse on the Shiva Sutras, Swamiji gives us a beautiful understanding of the power of meditating on darkness. Darkness is the Mother energy in which the whole world is moving, and connecting with it completely removes all fears of death and depression. Swamiji tells …
Darkness Meditation
Nirbhaya Dhyaan meditation We are afraid of darkness because darkness represents the unknown. All our fears are about the unknown! We are afraid of the unknown, both in the outer world and in the inner world (in our unconscious). The unconscious itself is nothing but that area of your being which has not been lit by your awareness.
Suggested Books
Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife
Graceful Exits: How Great Beings Die by Sushila Blackman. It is a collection of death stories of Hindu, Tibetan, Buddhist, and Zen masters who left their bodies with grace, clarity and even humor. While it may not have techniques or discourses, it is still written in a beautiful way.
Tibetan Book of the Dead
Steven Levine, Joan Halifax, Ram Dass’s work…