Q5: Ready to hear it?
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Question 5:
“If someone could tell you now the exact time of your death, would you be ready to hear it?”
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September 21st, 2007 at 9:29 pm
I am afraid to answer this question. Afraid to say “yes, I am ready to know when I am going to die”, and later regret having known… I think it is better to keep things the way God created them, and simply ‘try to practice’ accepting to die at any moment, like Amma says…
Krishnalila Says:September 21st, 2007 at 11:23 pm
Yes, I would. Then I would stop waisting time and spend the last couple of years with Amma.
thasmini Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 12:33 am
Yes, i am happy to be with AMMA at any time.(must quickly finish my births)
vandana Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 12:56 am
Yes
marcie Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 3:22 am
no. . . i like surprises
sudhir161 Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 5:57 am
Equivalent to conquering death! Many great seers couldn’t predict their time of death!
ur2137 Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 7:52 am
The ego side of me says yes, I want to know, so I can be in control. But, if I am truly surrendered to Amma, than I do not want to seek out the time of my death - Amma will take care of me. Amma says live in the present and live every day as if it is our last - there is no time to waste!
gabriela Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 8:12 am
No, I couldn’t. I’m just not “there” yet.
padma07 Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 8:17 am
No ! Instead, I would ask them to tell me the exact time of the death of my ego so I can live forever.
silentyogi Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 9:56 am
First, a coincidence to share: When i opened amritapuri.org today, the thought of the moment was:
“Yes, death is an art to learn and practice.” —Amma
Now my answer:
indu Says:if someone is telling you the time of your death, that will be great, but even if you know it or not, DEATH is going to happen, its better we develop dispassion and detachment and understand LIFE when we are ALIVE, then DEATH can be a celebration, as AMMA says.
September 22nd, 2007 at 10:57 am
I had an experience when I was young of “being told” the age of my death, and I so firmly believe it to this day that finding out the out the day and time wouldn’t make so much of a difference (assuming that my childhood experience really was some kind of prophecy)… But I don’t know, I think I will be a lot more nervous when that final hour approaches!
cbsuresh Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 11:11 am
Amma says to develop the attitude of a “Bird sitting on a dry twig”…. I dont know whether I will be feeling happy or sad by knowing the time of death…. Amma says death is like pressing the pause button on the tape recorder…. So let Amma only control it and I am happy to wait by sitting on the dry twig… Ready to take off anytime…
ammasdasan Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Yes
vijaykumar pahalajani Says:There is only a prayer that it may happen anytime before AMMA departs (physically)
September 22nd, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Yes, then i would start practicing deathlessness. Death does not exist. It is only the end of this body and not the end of the real me, “I AM WHAT I AM” The soul. I existed before this body took shape and i would continue to exist long after this body perishes…
drsorake Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Yes. Then for sure I would know how little time is available to realise my true nature…and the fear of another birth will surely help me work harder towards the goal. And by AMMA’S grace i will be able to do so.
Ammasvivek Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 3:47 pm
I think i would be Ok, knowing that Amma has got me. I think it would have to be before Amma departed though. I really actually don’t truly know, i want to say yes, yet i wonder if that is my ego.
Amma Dasi Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 4:43 pm
No. I want to live in the idea of surrender to the Lord, each day anew. As if each day is the only reality in itself.
savitri Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 5:19 pm
yes and no / I am not sure , I would not want to obsess over it too much I guess I prefer not to know the date
monia Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 9:19 pm
sure
Sukanya Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 10:35 pm
I think it would be useful to know exactly when one is going to die. With Amma at the center of one’s life, what is there to fear, even if it were next week? You could be sure that nothing would be left undone or unsaid, and fully express your love toward others, tie up loose ends, etc.
Veena Venugopal Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 10:59 pm
allright …it is Amma’s wish that i should know the time of my death… will strive more….anyway Amma is there always, so why to worry about death.
michele Says:September 22nd, 2007 at 11:34 pm
No.
chetana Says:September 23rd, 2007 at 3:08 am
No, the wear out of this body will come anyway, don’t need to know ahead, my wish is when the time comes to be able to chant my mantra, to think of Amma, if to be born again, be it, but only beside her.
saleena Says:September 23rd, 2007 at 3:47 pm
No, I would be too nervous when the time to die nears. I think I would not be able to live the present happily.
senthan Says:September 24th, 2007 at 3:48 am
It would rather be interesting to understand ‘death’. What is death? Even the Samadhi state is death. In one of the speech, Swamiji said “Every birthday is a Death day too”. In Markandeya Puranam, Markandeyan new his death day. He had the wisdom to use this. Before caring about the death day, it may be important to have wisdom and love to use/enjoy it.
pranada Says:September 24th, 2007 at 7:47 am
no. i am content to leave that knowledge with my beloved satguru amma.
maalanair Says:September 24th, 2007 at 8:32 am
Yes I am ready for mine ever since Amma came into my life. But the odd thing is that I am not ready for the death of the people I love in this life.
Girish Says:September 24th, 2007 at 9:20 am
No. Rather I would like to know when I will start to live.
AMMAKALI Says:September 24th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Knowing the time if it be ahead of you by few days or few years probably my chanting of mantra will be more vehement in order to dissolve the anxieties and focus on the moment of Merging with the Divine Consciousness.
juma Says:September 24th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Nope… I would rather live every moment without worrying about death rather than counting days to my death….
sujatha Says:September 24th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
It would be fine hearing it but I think it will take me some time to accept it if it was to happen before I have my attachments down to a minimum. This says that I still have work to do on that front.
Savithry Says:September 24th, 2007 at 11:51 pm
I would be happy to hear it from Amma directly (Physical form of Amma
is what i mean). I think that would make me start living for real.
eswarmon Says:September 26th, 2007 at 1:42 am
I think I ll be ready. Amma has given me enough Practice. Amma saved me from death twice. And i know that Amma will be with me even after death.
Mochita Says:September 26th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
I would happily say yes! I pray to know so I can move on from this realm. I feel that my devotion to Mother is so strong why not let death come upon me. She is the Empress, my True Mother and Protector and I trust she will never leave me…
TG Says:September 27th, 2007 at 9:03 am
Maybe an estimate… so that I could make sure and get a few things done with before the next round… just in case
rupa bhaduri Says:September 27th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
Yes certainly, but BEFORE AMMA departs physically. I have a prayer that I should die chanting AMMA’s name. i have already lost my parents i cant possibly become orphan again.
rgamma9 Says:September 28th, 2007 at 10:26 am
Amma your loving child is wishing you Good health and be with us for 100 more years.. We love you very much. Want to be with in all the births and serve you. I will cling to you always.
ammasnimmy Says:September 29th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
It would be nice to hear it. I will pray to AMMA to give me the strength to face it. I will ask AMMA to prepare myself to remember AMMA’s name at the right time, and if enough time is there to prepare i would love to learn the technique to take out my soul through the right chakra so that i won’t have any births anymore!!!!
aumsree Says:September 30th, 2007 at 7:36 am
Oh! AMMA, I know not the secret of birth
ammakuttan Says:But I know, Blissful, all-knowing AMMA, that for You, even, death…
is a blissful event or moment in the realm of space and time.
October 2nd, 2007 at 2:56 am
If amma is the one saying it it, I will listen…if any other person was I would ask amma about it….
ChetanG Says:October 9th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Knowing the exact time of my death…
sureshbalaraman Says:It would change nothing, as there is no death of who I truly am. I am not afraid of death. I welcome it.
Our bodies are not ours, if you realize that you and everything, I mean EVERYTHING is a truly a reflection of the mind.
April 20th, 2008 at 1:04 am
death is the ultimate truth;changing from one body to another;surely no one should say it unless one is gnani
jagadambe29 Says:April 21st, 2008 at 6:57 am
no. i would rather not know when i would die. i will live life to the fullest and just live each day, knowing i will live the next day. i like surprises. if i knew that i was going to die, then i would live everyday knowing taht by that one certain day i will be dead.
anjali Says:April 23rd, 2008 at 3:59 pm
no..i dont have enough mental strength …..