The Art of Dying

"Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it." 

— Haruki Murakami 

Practice the art of dying everyday.

As soon as you wake up...prepare to take your last breath...expire and let go.

Imagine...vividly...

how it feels to die,

as you free fall backwards

and let the world go by,

and know how liberating it feels

for you are no longer encumbered

by the ties of your past

and all the hopes

of  your future...

learn to be still...

so still

that your heart beats no more

your blood slows through the veins

a sheet of silence covers you from head to toe

and time  stretches to infinity

Let go of all the old memories- good and bad, let go of all the past associations,all the pain and hurt,all your joy and accomplishments, all your relationships- successful and not so successful, all your doubts and fears.

                                   One has to come to grips with the paradox of learning to let go, of learning to free oneself, of learning to die to - live a better, wholesome, more satisfying life.