I Think therefore I am. Death and the connection between Mind and Soul
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Recent blogs dealing with certain aspects of the life issue brought to mind the opposite side of the coin; a topic not discussed much but, as the saying goes, is as inevitable as taxes. Death is almost a taboo topic. Many faiths tell us of there being a certain clarity after death, albeit not always a happy revelation. Yet we seem afraid to talk about it or probe and learn.
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One part of the issue is determining what is dying. One question (there are others) to ask is: Are mind and soul one or two distinct things. Do mind and soul stay together after death or do they separate permanently at the time of death? Eckhart Tolle in his excellent book ‘The Power of Now’ talks of the saying of Descartes as a great fallacy. That is, the connecting of thought/mind with will/soul or considering them one and the same is…
