{"id":39184,"date":"2015-01-06T07:07:37","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T12:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=39184"},"modified":"2016-03-09T21:25:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T02:25:07","slug":"thich-nhat-hanh-on-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/thich-nhat-hanh-on-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Thich Nhat Hanh on death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thich Nhat Hanh on death: “When we look at the ocean, we see that each wave has a beginning and an end. A wave can be compared with other waves, and we can call it more or less beautiful, higher or lower, longer lasting or less long lasting. But if we look more deeply, we see that a wave is made of water. While living the life of a wave, the wave also lives the life of water. It would be sad if the wave did not know that it is water. It would think, “Some day I will have to die. This period of time is my life span, and when I arrive at the shore, I will return to nonbeing.” These notions will cause the wave fear and anguish. A wave can be recognized by signs\u2014beginning or ending, high or low, beautiful or ugly. In the world of the wave, the world of relative truth, the wave feels happy as she swells, and she feels sad as she falls. She may think, “I am high!” or “I am low!” and develop superiority or inferiority complexes, but in the world of the water there are no signs, and when the wave touches her true nature\u2014which is water\u2014all of her complexes will cease, and she will transcend birth and death.”
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