Happiness in this World

Reflections of a Buddhist physician.

Only Three Ways To Die

"The absolute truth, Dr. Lickerman?" Emily (not her real name) said to me, tears sliding down her red, swollen cheeks. "It was a relief."

She wasn't referring to being fired from a job she secretly despised or having a divorce finalized from a husband she no longer loved. She was describing instead how she felt about the death of her mother. Read More

Fear of death

Fear of death improve the quality of our life. If we mean for quality of the life, to have fun, money, success, obviously the fear of death doesn't suit. But if for you the spiritual quest, the metaphisycal world is important, in this case the fear of dearh may play a role.
In my case because of that fear I am been travelling extensively, searching for answer to my fundamental question if after we die everything ends or something survives to the body's death.
The book I have recently written may help in this direction and I want to draw it to your attention. The title is "Travels of the mind" and it is available at www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TravelsOfTheMind.html
If you have any question I am most willing to discuss about this topic.
Ettore Grillo

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Alex Lickerman, M.D., is a general internist and former Director of Primary Care at the University of Chicago and has been a practicing Buddhist since 1989.

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