Dec 2020
Dear Rosie,
many thanks for your views---they are profound.
May I add?
Human nature is prone to self-deception---death is a taboo.
Ernest Becker , the renowned Canadian cultural anthropologist, has had a profound influence on me----
his THE DENIAL OF DEATH is a classic. His earlier book was
THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF MEANING.
He died of cancer before 50 but calmly gave an interview a few days before his demise. Taoism's ideas on death are most profound and such are also echoed in the writings of the Stoic masters.
My 5th book IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ZEN--THE PATH TO A CALMER AND HAPPIER LIFE, Oct 2018, has a chapter captioned COPING WITH DEATH, SUFFERING, GRIEF AND EMOTIONAL PAIN-- a small book of only 83 pages, on sale in 14 countries and rated 5 star by 8 book-dealers (visit Lim Sing AbeBooks, et al). Published by Brolga Publishing, Melbourne.
I am a humanist.
I admire your wisdom and insight.
Please stay in touch
humbly
Peter
many thanks for your views---they are profound.
May I add?
Human nature is prone to self-deception---death is a taboo.
Ernest Becker , the renowned Canadian cultural anthropologist, has had a profound influence on me----
his THE DENIAL OF DEATH is a classic. His earlier book was
THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF MEANING.
He died of cancer before 50 but calmly gave an interview a few days before his demise. Taoism's ideas on death are most profound and such are also echoed in the writings of the Stoic masters.
My 5th book IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ZEN--THE PATH TO A CALMER AND HAPPIER LIFE, Oct 2018, has a chapter captioned COPING WITH DEATH, SUFFERING, GRIEF AND EMOTIONAL PAIN-- a small book of only 83 pages, on sale in 14 countries and rated 5 star by 8 book-dealers (visit Lim Sing AbeBooks, et al). Published by Brolga Publishing, Melbourne.
I am a humanist.
I admire your wisdom and insight.
Please stay in touch
humbly
Peter
