How do Buddhist deal with death on a personal level? [View all]
The reason I ask, is I am closer to the grave, with a incurable cancer and it's been 2 1/2 years since that fateful day I got the news. I consider reincarnation a big part of my personal belief system and I think the Buddha was closer to the truth about our mundane lives than other philosophers of his caliber. Some days I feel like a rotting piece of flesh, other days I feel better. There seems to be more flesh days than better days as of late, the doctor said I had 6 months to live, that was 2 months ago. I try to laugh at least once each day, honestly and not take myself to serious. It's just a vessel,a journey, an ending, a beginning. Man, have I squashed a lot of bugs, believing I am sending each to an early birth, instead of having to live in a monster world. Strange?
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