Yoga Aktuell 77 - 06/2012

Special Dossier: Yoga, dying & death – what happens when life ends. The great mystery from a yogic perspective

Death is perhaps the last great mystery and is an inevitable part of life. Yogis have always dealt with death. In this dossier we will examine how they did this and what conclusions they came to.

End or transition?
About dying and about essential question of what happens after: death in the world religions and in the yogic tradition. By Nina Haisken.

Safe in the boundless
The In this interview, end-of-life carer Lisa Freund gives comprehensive, helpful advice on caring for the dying. Interview: Doris Iding.

Immortality in Sri Aurobindo’s Yoga
The Transformation of Man or the “Supramental” Body: The Vision by Sri Aurobindo, The Mother and Satprem. By Wilfried Huchzermeyer.

Reborn
For For most Indians, belief in reincarnation is self-evident. How arguments and remarkable case studies support this belief By Maria Wirth.

Death as a teacher
OM C. Parkin – wisdom teacher, philosopher and author – encountered the Death in the form of a serious car accident. In the YOGA-AKTUELL interview He reports on this death experience and his insights into the Essence of death. Interview: Steffen Wöhner & Luna U. Müller.

The gentle death
A dignified end: no longer life extension at any price, but A natural dying process is required. By Doris Iding.

A life for transition
How Stephen Levine’s books on dealing with death can help – and enable a different view of life. From Anna Trokes.

About letting go & dying
The Death is an inseparable part of life. What it teaches us, what questions it and how it often confronts us in the middle of life. By Doris Iding.

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