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FINDINGTheTouchingLivesInterviewInsightsfromspiritualadviserandauthorKathleenDowlingSinghWhatdothosewhohavenx19twitnessedmuchofitmisunderstandabouttheexperienceofdyingDyingisox15tenaradiantandgrace-flledmoment.Itisaprivilegetobepresentwithit.Enteringthismysteryandbeingabletostaypresentwithitcallsx15orthourowncourageandcallsx15orthdeepcompassionandcommonhumanity.Weseethequietinginanotherox15thestrivingandthegraspingandthetensionthatcharacterizethemajorityox15themomentsox15mostox15ourlives.Weseefnallytheeaseandsurrenderthatheraldentranceintoouressentialnatureburiedx15ormostox15usbeneathlayersox15constructedidentity.WhyaremanypeopleafraidofdyingThemostbenefcialwaytounderstandthisquestionistoaskittoourselvesWhyamIafraidofdyingSeewhatarises.Formostox15useventheaskingox15thequestionstirsupdeepx15eelingsox15attachmentox15aversionox15uncertainty.Ix15weaskthequestionandpondertheresponsewithawillingnesstobeattentivetowhatarisesmostox15uswillnoticeattachmenttothissenseox15selx15attachmenttothissenseox15bodyasx1cmex1dattachmenttolovedonesattachmenttothisbeautix15ulplanetattachmenttowhatweknow.Mostox15uswillobserveourownaversiontotheunknownaversiontophysicalpainaversiontoperceivedloss.Itx19sanepicinnerstruggletocometopeacewithadeeprealizationthatwearemortalbeingsthatwehaveashelx15lix15e.Mostpeopleavoidthequestionsandthestrugglewhichonlymakesourdyingmoreflledwithemotionalanguish.Describewhatyoucallthex1cnearingdeathexperience.x1dThenearingdeathexperiencecanoccurweeksdaysoronlymomentsbex15oreweenterthephaseox15activedying.Ithaspowerx15ulparallelswithdeepexperienceox15spiritualrealizations.Itx19scharacterizedbyqualitiesox15relaxationox15withdrawalx15romworldlyactivitiesox15brightnessorradianceox15asenseox15attentiondrawninwardinaconcentratedwayox15silenceox15thesacredox15transcendenceox15whowehavebelievedourselvestobeandox15alltheplacesinourliveswherewex19vebeenx1cstuckx1dox15knowingratherthansimplyTouchingLivesaSPIRITUALSUPPORTb12