Saturday, May 19, 2007

Eternity



Is there something that remains after death? One of the struggles of all spiritual traditions through the ages. What is that something? The question begs another - what are we, really? Am I this body? Am I "mind"? Am I "brain"? Am I a collection of cells? Where does the "spirit" reside? Is it "real"? What role does intention play? How do we interact with the "world" - with "others"? What is this "world"?

Unless we can answer these questions, how can we possibly answer whether "we" survive beyond the disintegration of this "body"?