Reddit mentions of The Art of Dying

>If you want to see your loved one before they go into the machine, no problem. But don't stand there weeping for 45 minutes and then collapse when I roll them into a red hot machine and they burst into flames. Also, don't stuff anything into the casket with them. Please.

Why is this a problem, though? I'm genuinely just asking.

Also, I agree with everything you wrote, but people's inability to accept death isn't because they're weak-minded, it's because we as a culture have shunted death itself to the side, and almost pretend that it doesn't exist. People aren't systematically taught how to relate to the entire concept, so it's no surprise that they're clingy and/or crazy when it actually occurs to those around them (or themselves, for that matter).

Me? I laugh loudly and cordially at funerals, because I've self-taught myself to deal with it on every level. But I recognize that it's not an element of our culture to do so.

And for anyone who wants to learn how to deal with death, I highly recommend this book.

From life to death, beyond and back | Thomas Fleischmann

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More proof:

Easily digestible tier:

https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/day-i-died/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwyVFW9kT8k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw3oaNUR1iI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhANf60Y4Nk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W-PLmMwl2o

https://vimeo.com/7464750

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PX2x0FxDTs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzz-nG5pjFg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnoIf2NwaRY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5or66dI6akU

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World-leading research tier:

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http://www.horizonresearch.org/Uploads/Journal_Resuscitation__2_.pdf

https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc799144/m2/1/high_res_d/vol21-no1-5.pdf

https://www.amazon.com/dp/159477451X/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1594773564/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1594774528/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997560800/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0826499236/

https://trans4mind.com/spiritual/Does-consciousness.pdf

From life to death, beyond and back | Thomas Fleischmann

​

Easily digestible tier:

https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/day-i-died/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwyVFW9kT8k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw3oaNUR1iI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhANf60Y4Nk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W-PLmMwl2o

https://vimeo.com/7464750

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PX2x0FxDTs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzz-nG5pjFg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnoIf2NwaRY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5or66dI6akU

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World-leading research tier:

http://www.horizonresearch.org/Uploads/Journal_Resuscitation__2_.pdf

https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc799144/m2/1/high_res_d/vol21-no1-5.pdf

https://www.amazon.com/dp/159477451X/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1594773564/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1594774528/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997560800/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0826499236/

https://trans4mind.com/spiritual/Does-consciousness.pdf