Understanding Death : The Most Important Event of Your Life
John S. Hatcher
Understanding Death : The Most Important Event of Your Life - Wilmette Baha'i Publishing 2009 - xix, 311 pages ; 23 cm
A personal exploration of mortality and death, the inevitable journey of human life, and the acceptance of faith. Understanding Death: The Most Important Event of Your Life illustrates the need to prepare for this important moment, even though many ignore its inevitability. There is no escape from death and the grief that can consume one when faced by the loss of family and friends. The author's personal insight offers encouragement that death is not the end but the beginning of a new spiritual existence. Author John Hatcher surveys his own life, the decisions he has made over the years, and how those experiences have impacted him. He especially focuses on his discovery and exploration of the Baha'i Faith and his eventual acceptance of Baha'u'llah's teachings. Accepting that death is not the end, that there is another journey, and that there is time to accept the inevitable and prepare for the life hereafter can bring peace and comfort to all.
Contents: Preface -- The art of dying gracefully -- A dialogue in Plato's womb -- Raising a willful fetus -- Death and human ontology -- The lamb white days -- Achilles' choice versus moral resolve -- Jumping train in Nashville -- A newMizan for a broken bump -- On the road again -- The fear of death in Madrid -- The art of dying -- Aging as a training technique -- Even manifestations grieve
9781931847728 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Death--Baha'i Faith
Life After Death--Baha'i Faith
Near-Death Experience--Baha'i Faith
Immortality--Baha'i Faith
Understanding Death : The Most Important Event of Your Life - Wilmette Baha'i Publishing 2009 - xix, 311 pages ; 23 cm
A personal exploration of mortality and death, the inevitable journey of human life, and the acceptance of faith. Understanding Death: The Most Important Event of Your Life illustrates the need to prepare for this important moment, even though many ignore its inevitability. There is no escape from death and the grief that can consume one when faced by the loss of family and friends. The author's personal insight offers encouragement that death is not the end but the beginning of a new spiritual existence. Author John Hatcher surveys his own life, the decisions he has made over the years, and how those experiences have impacted him. He especially focuses on his discovery and exploration of the Baha'i Faith and his eventual acceptance of Baha'u'llah's teachings. Accepting that death is not the end, that there is another journey, and that there is time to accept the inevitable and prepare for the life hereafter can bring peace and comfort to all.
Contents: Preface -- The art of dying gracefully -- A dialogue in Plato's womb -- Raising a willful fetus -- Death and human ontology -- The lamb white days -- Achilles' choice versus moral resolve -- Jumping train in Nashville -- A newMizan for a broken bump -- On the road again -- The fear of death in Madrid -- The art of dying -- Aging as a training technique -- Even manifestations grieve
9781931847728 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Death--Baha'i Faith
Life After Death--Baha'i Faith
Near-Death Experience--Baha'i Faith
Immortality--Baha'i Faith