Comments on: The Death Bed Test

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:33:23 +0000

That’s my strategy 8)

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:32:50 +0000

When I worked for Acme Corp I used to ask people what they would do if they didn’t have to work. A lot of them had never thought about it.

By: Oded

Oded — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:43:32 +0000

As a kid I wanted to have Cancer. I didn’t want to get sick, I just wanted freedom, and I thought this was the quickest way to freedom. Freedom from expectations. Freedom from having to plan your future. Freedom to do what you really want, and do it passionately and cherish every moment. Or, freedom to figure out that I don’t like anything, and then what’s the point anyway.

Time past, slowly, and I didn’t get Cancer (luckily) but I continue to live my life knowing that i’m here for a short time, with no predefined purpose, free to choose my path and timing.

I also try to remind other of this fact, so they would stop waisting my and their precious time with non sense, unsubstantial beliefs and fear of the unknown. But in a nice way. So I ask them “would you still be doing what you’re doing, if you were dying?”. And they reply, “Of course not. Why? are you dying?”, which is a really easy question for me. “Yes,” I say, “we’re all going to die”. Simple trick. Works like a charm.

BTW, this is the way of the Samurai ;)

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:41:05 +0000

I was lucky enough to have a few near death experiences, and I definitely learnt a few of these lessons. Just DO things – make this life worthwhile – don’t sleepwalk. Live according to your highest truth, as best you know how, and keep growing to match this ideal.

Love

Andrew

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:18:06 +0000

Your experience rings true–when you practice this test it becomes second nature. I rarely have to consciously use it now.

I count myself lucky to have been given life 3 times–once when born, once when I survived the car accident, and again at a time that I’ll write about in future.

Because of those gifts–chances I was given, but didn’t deserve–I feel a moral obligation to *live* and to help others live as well. If only everyone were so lucky.

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:13:51 +0000

Thank you for the note Marcela. I’ve drunk deeply from that well, and have more to drink. I’ll go deeper into this later, when I continue the Solitude of the Mind series.

By: Karilee

Karilee — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:52:56 +0000

I used to use the Death Bed test a lot. It helps. I don’t use it as often anymore, because it became somewhat automated through a very rough transition period in my life.

When you’ve “died” to most of your past life, your perspective changes pretty drastically. Perhaps it’s that perspective of a fatal car accident you mention in the first sentence. As you said:

When you’ve made peace with death, and faced real fear head on, I promise you that it will seem silly to deny yourself opportunities and happiness because you were afraid of them.

In any case, I struggle with fear less. I still struggle with other things, and I’m not ready for sainthood, but when some kinds of fear try to clutch me now, some of the time I laugh and tell it “riiiight, and the worst thing that could happen is that I could die, and I remember longing for that.”

Your kids are lucky. I envy them the parenting that would teach them the “No Douche bag Rule.”
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By: Marcela

Marcela — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:14:56 +0000

Very Interesting topics, all of them are unique sample of “life” itself.

Pete, you were at one point in eternal life a monk IN thoughts we meet, (are we in eternal life now?) I just have a question are you going to revive the past, by going “back to your roots” to find a answer to “what is all about”, or “why we are here for”, or have trouble figuring out what is your existent means.

We are all energy we all one mass, we are the universe in matter, in energy level, in sensorial level, in thoughts energy, perception, feelings, emotion towards something that inspires US amount time and frames times, something is very valuable “TIME” “not really” time is non existing when comes why, we think, feel, perceive, touch, taste or smell.

Why we are here for, well we are here to learn to love, each other help each other, unconditional without been held by, what other think respect is, love is, or what do or not do that making other upset, Is not for you to decided what the others may feel or perceive.

What is important is you are clean in your intentions, whatever those intentions were at the time you move forward to inspire people thoughts or not.

Now Meditation is when you close your eyes take a deep resting time or sleep, an let ourselves go, an float in our souls, that is deep state were you can find what is going on around you and around your closes ones and maybe luckily enough find out that we need is more positive energy, more people willing to help each other without asking anything in return or try to obtain benefit for giving a hand, and just maybe for others in need to ask for a hand when is one available in a moment of need.

Also Jesus said love each other unconditionally, even your enemies, help even the meanest son of B….give, forgive, ask the father, talk to him, ask him anything you shall receive, well talk to me…

My apology to everyone reading this post my grammar sucks or so is my mind so sorry in advance.MK