21 Sep 2007 —
Question
Q5: Ready to hear it?
Question 5:
“If someone could tell you now the exact time of your death, would you be ready to hear it?”
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Please make your answers short and clearly understandable.
I am afraid to answer this question. Afraid to say “yes, I am ready to know when I am going to die”, and later regret having known… I think it is better to keep things the way God created them, and simply ‘try to practice’ accepting to die at any moment, like Amma says…
Yes, I would. Then I would stop waisting time and spend the last couple of years with Amma.
Yes, i am happy to be with AMMA at any time.(must quickly finish my births)
Yes
no. . . i like surprises
Equivalent to conquering death! Many great seers couldn’t predict their time of death!
The ego side of me says yes, I want to know, so I can be in control. But, if I am truly surrendered to Amma, than I do not want to seek out the time of my death – Amma will take care of me. Amma says live in the present and live every day as if it is our last – there is no time to waste!
No, I couldn’t. I’m just not “there” yet.
No ! Instead, I would ask them to tell me the exact time of the death of my ego so I can live forever.
First, a coincidence to share: When i opened amritapuri.org today, the thought of the moment was:
“Yes, death is an art to learn and practice.” —Amma
Now my answer:
if someone is telling you the time of your death, that will be great, but even if you know it or not, DEATH is going to happen, its better we develop dispassion and detachment and understand LIFE when we are ALIVE, then DEATH can be a celebration, as AMMA says.
I had an experience when I was young of “being told” the age of my death, and I so firmly believe it to this day that finding out the out the day and time wouldn’t make so much of a difference (assuming that my childhood experience really was some kind of prophecy)… But I don’t know, I think I will be a lot more nervous when that final hour approaches!
Amma says to develop the attitude of a “Bird sitting on a dry twig”…. I dont know whether I will be feeling happy or sad by knowing the time of death…. Amma says death is like pressing the pause button on the tape recorder…. So let Amma only control it and I am happy to wait by sitting on the dry twig… Ready to take off anytime…
Yes
There is only a prayer that it may happen anytime before AMMA departs (physically)
Yes, then i would start practicing deathlessness. Death does not exist. It is only the end of this body and not the end of the real me, “I AM WHAT I AM” The soul. I existed before this body took shape and i would continue to exist long after this body perishes…
Yes. Then for sure I would know how little time is available to realise my true nature…and the fear of another birth will surely help me work harder towards the goal. And by AMMA’S grace i will be able to do so.
I think i would be Ok, knowing that Amma has got me. I think it would have to be before Amma departed though. I really actually don’t truly know, i want to say yes, yet i wonder if that is my ego.
No. I want to live in the idea of surrender to the Lord, each day anew. As if each day is the only reality in itself.
yes and no / I am not sure , I would not want to obsess over it too much I guess I prefer not to know the date
sure
I think it would be useful to know exactly when one is going to die. With Amma at the center of one’s life, what is there to fear, even if it were next week? You could be sure that nothing would be left undone or unsaid, and fully express your love toward others, tie up loose ends, etc.
allright …it is Amma’s wish that i should know the time of my death… will strive more….anyway Amma is there always, so why to worry about death.
No.
No, the wear out of this body will come anyway, don’t need to know ahead, my wish is when the time comes to be able to chant my mantra, to think of Amma, if to be born again, be it, but only beside her.
No, I would be too nervous when the time to die nears. I think I would not be able to live the present happily.
It would rather be interesting to understand ‘death’. What is death? Even the Samadhi state is death. In one of the speech, Swamiji said “Every birthday is a Death day too”. In Markandeya Puranam, Markandeyan new his death day. He had the wisdom to use this. Before caring about the death day, it may be important to have wisdom and love to use/enjoy it.
no. i am content to leave that knowledge with my beloved satguru amma.
Yes I am ready for mine ever since Amma came into my life. But the odd thing is that I am not ready for the death of the people I love in this life.
No. Rather I would like to know when I will start to live.
Knowing the time if it be ahead of you by few days or few years probably my chanting of mantra will be more vehement in order to dissolve the anxieties and focus on the moment of Merging with the Divine Consciousness.
Nope… I would rather live every moment without worrying about death rather than counting days to my death….
It would be fine hearing it but I think it will take me some time to accept it if it was to happen before I have my attachments down to a minimum. This says that I still have work to do on that front.
I would be happy to hear it from Amma directly (Physical form of Amma 🙂 is what i mean). I think that would make me start living for real.
I think I ll be ready. Amma has given me enough Practice. Amma saved me from death twice. And i know that Amma will be with me even after death.
I would happily say yes! I pray to know so I can move on from this realm. I feel that my devotion to Mother is so strong why not let death come upon me. She is the Empress, my True Mother and Protector and I trust she will never leave me…
Maybe an estimate… so that I could make sure and get a few things done with before the next round… just in case
Yes certainly, but BEFORE AMMA departs physically. I have a prayer that I should die chanting AMMA’s name. i have already lost my parents i cant possibly become orphan again.
Amma your loving child is wishing you Good health and be with us for 100 more years.. We love you very much. Want to be with in all the births and serve you. I will cling to you always.
It would be nice to hear it. I will pray to AMMA to give me the strength to face it. I will ask AMMA to prepare myself to remember AMMA’s name at the right time, and if enough time is there to prepare i would love to learn the technique to take out my soul through the right chakra so that i won’t have any births anymore!!!!
Oh! AMMA, I know not the secret of birth
But I know, Blissful, all-knowing AMMA, that for You, even, death…
is a blissful event or moment in the realm of space and time.
If amma is the one saying it it, I will listen…if any other person was I would ask amma about it….
Knowing the exact time of my death…
It would change nothing, as there is no death of who I truly am. I am not afraid of death. I welcome it.
Our bodies are not ours, if you realize that you and everything, I mean EVERYTHING is a truly a reflection of the mind.
death is the ultimate truth;changing from one body to another;surely no one should say it unless one is gnani
no. i would rather not know when i would die. i will live life to the fullest and just live each day, knowing i will live the next day. i like surprises. if i knew that i was going to die, then i would live everyday knowing taht by that one certain day i will be dead.
no..i dont have enough mental strength …..
yes I would be ready! as we will be evolving somewhere else as we are eternal beings!
Yes. Of course! But the most wonderful thing is that nobody can predict the exact date or time of death. Even a Doctor with a pragraph full of qualification. But if our most beloved Amma like Mahahtmas says, certainly i willl accept it.
One should always remember AMMA’s teaching be like a bird sitting on a twig.
Yes, I would like to know. If that time is close I’ll do lots of tapas and mantra chanting and go to Amma’s ashram, and if I have long ways to go I’ll take it easy and maybe go about my normal ways.
Yes! I would like to know the date of my death. That would be a great relief actually. It is important to be reminded of death so that life is not wasted in satisfying urges and ego. Usually those who know their time is near, have an ego melt down 🙂 Many times anger and bitterness are watered down in the final stages of life. I believe it is very important to remember death in order to truly appreciate and embrace life. I believe that sometimes people are willing to sacrifice more if they know the suffering will not be for a long time. I believe death also drives one to action so knowing my death date would only be a blessing.
No fear, because of Amma’s presence in my life. If that time is close I’ll take it easy and probably go to Amma and tell about my last wish that is that Amma personally takes me on her lap and give me moksha .