On death and dying (and beyond)

Описание: John Butler (88) considers the two loves of his life - love and freedom - and how he understands death.

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Producer: Phil Shankland, InSight New Media Ltd
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Titles: Wendy Mayes Design
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Topics:
Joy in Dying & Spiritual Unfoldment
John describes unexpected joy emerging late in life as physical and mental faculties decline, revealing a deeper spiritual reality.

Life as a School of Lessons
Mistakes, suffering, and wrong turnings are part of an educational process leading toward maturity, humility, and spiritual growth.

Faith, Death & the Afterlife
John distinguishes faith as higher knowledge, explaining death as a gradual transformation with many stages rather than a sudden shift.

Fear, Ego & “Dying Before You Die”
The ego is the real source of fear; meditation, spaciousness, and humility prepare one to “die before you die.”

Love, Freedom & Expanding Identity
John recounts a life-long search for love and freedom, expanding from personal attachments to universal love and cosmic unity.

Keywords:
Joy
Ignorance
Faith
Transformation
Love

Chapters:

00:00 – Joy Rising in Old Age
Why John feels unprecedented joy as his body and mind decline; dying as a blessing rather than a misfortune.

02:30 – Life as a School of Hard Lessons
John reflects on decades of meditation, Christian grounding, and learning through mistakes and wrong turnings.

09:50 – What Can We Trust? Faith, Not Certainty
Exploration of ignorance, trust, and why faith is “higher knowledge” about death and what lies beyond.

14:00 – Death, Resurrection & Dying Before You Die
Discussion of afterlife, identity dissolving, fear, humility, and the spaciousness that mirrors death.

26:00 – Love, Freedom & Returning to the One Light
John reflects on reincarnation, post-death influence, cosmic love, and his lifelong quest for love and freedom.