It's Time to Stop Avoiding Death by David Cates

"Death is ordinary, terrifying and beautiful all at once. It cracks our hearts open in a way that nothing else can...Nature is a web, innumerable networks in constantly shifting yin/yang balance. Death is an essential element in that balance. Embracing death brings us back into harmony with the underlying game as it’s played in this world, at every scale, from insects to empires. Resisting death puts us at odds with the whole natural order." ~David Cates

This excellent article was inspired by COVID-19 pandemic.

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https://www.scienceandnonduality.com/article/its-time-to-stop-avoiding-death

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