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The Social Isolaion of the Dying

Posted by TC Gopalakrishnan on Friday, November 22, 2013
The time when a person is about to pass on is significant in some ways both before and after the event.  When we socially isolate dying persons we hardly realize the impropriety involved.  Such isolation results from ignorance of the consciousness transformation that takes place around that time and the person's need for company from people who understand. Those who go through a NDE and those who study their messages can bring in a healthy mental atmosphere to ease the transition of the dying person.  In this connection, the book "Transformed by the Light" by Melvin Morse (with Paul Perry) can enlighten people to a good extent.  The pioneering book "Life After Life" by Raymond Moody can pave the way for clarity in this matter.  There are also other significant books dealing with this esoteric topic.

Melvin Mores says the following:

Death related visions or the use of guided imagery with the dying can result in increased bedside activities, conversations about death and dying, touching, holding, and simply sitting; all which can reverse the social isolation of the dying.

It is good to get involved in this matter even as we are leading a good life so that it won't be too late when the occasion confronts us.

    


Tags: death and dying  social isolation  affectionate company  transition to the afterlife 

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TC Gopalakrishnan Gopalakrishnan TC received his doctoral degree in Coastal Engineering from the North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA in 1978. He served on the research and teaching faculty of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, the North Carolina State University and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait. Aside from his professional involvements, he was interested in the philosophic issues of life for the last forty years or so. This led him to the messages of Ramana Maharishi, Lao Tzu, J Krishnamurthy, UG Krishnamurthy, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Eckhart Tolle, Marcus Aurelius and similar Masters. Based on the above reflections, he brought out a book entitled “In Quest of the Deeper Self” published by the Outskirts Press Inc., Colorado. This book can serve as a way-side companion to those that would like to look at the deeper aspects of life. Gopalakrishnan is a member of the International Association for Near Death Studies, Durham, NC, USA. He presented a paper in their annual conference of 2011, Sept. 2-4, 2012. The paper was entitled "On the Spiritual Content of Near Death Experiences". He has published a number of articles on spirituality and mental peace in magazines and article sites. He lives with his wife in Kodaikanal, a hill town in south India. Email: gkrish2005@yahoo.co.in; gopal.tc@gmail.com Website: http://spirituality.yolasite.com . Blog: http://nde-thedeeperself.blogspot.com

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