Friday, February 26, 2010

make an ash out of yourself










Cremation has been practiced since the time of the Ancient Greeks.






1 comment:

  1. Baha'is do not practice cremation, but sometimes it happens when relatives unhappy with the departed's choice of religion get involved with the funeral. "Get over it!" is good advice in that case.

    You have access to the Baha'i Law (Kitab-i-Aqdas), so there is no question about interpretation of scripture. There are more resources to read in Baha'i Scriptures about life after death, and our spiritual awareness of this physical world.

    The fundamental, as I understand it, is that we are spiritually aware of our separation from the physical body after death. Those moments and days immediately following death can be a distraction, but the worst of it is attachment to things we can do nothing about, like caring for the grieving loved ones, and concern about material wealth. One's spiritual being in those moments should be directed to the Lord. That's what Baha'i Prayers for the Departed do. The tradition is as old as the Tibetan Book of the Dead, to immediately pray for the departed to turn that spiritual being away from all attachment to the physical life.