Forbidden to die

Author: Bertrand Vergely
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Western Social Science Classics Translation Series. Yesterday, there was God; today, death has replaced God. From then on, it rules everything, including God; it encompasses everything, including life, and punishes us to remain silent in trembling. This is where our fear originates. Yet, death has other things to teach us. Letting life die and letting death resurrect might be the same thing; it opens up another realm, accessible only to the wise. The author cites extensively, gathering the essence of from Spinoza to Buddhism, from the axioms of biologists to Dostoevsky's moral teachings, from the daily lives of ordinary people to the mystical experiences of hermits, examining major life questions one by one and mercilessly questioning our souls and desires. Unlike pessimistic theories that claim to comfort the soul, the book's reflections on death are disruptive, capable of sparking a genuine spiritual revolution in the intellectual world.