Death; An Inside Story: A book for all those who shall die

Title page
Contents
About the Author
Death Blow: An Introduction
PART I: Life and Death in One Breath Death
	Chapter 1: What Is Death
		Death: The Most Fundamental Question
		Mortal Nature
		Exploring Death
		Is Death a Calamity
		Stop Inviting Death
	Chapter 2: The Process of Death
		What Makes Us Tick
		A Bubble of Life and Death
		Understanding Life and Death
		Pancha Pranas: The Five Vital Energies
		The Sequence of Death
		Chakras: The Gateways of Exit
	Chapter 3: The Quality of Death
		Types of Deaths
		Predictions of Death
		Negative Energies
		Suicide: A Perspective
		Succour for the Suicidal
		The Consequences of Suicide
	Chapter 4: Can Death Be Hacked
		Cheating Death
		The Dance of Death
		Transmigration
		Seeking Immortality
		Seeking the Next Dimensions
	Chapter 5: Mahasamadhi
		Samadhi and Death
		Enlightenment and Death
		Mukti and Mahasamadhi
		A Few Mahasamadhis
PART II: The Gracefulness of Death Become Me
	Chapter 6: Preparing for a Good Death
		Does Death Need Preparation
		Sleep, Ojas and Death
		Why Do People Fear Death
		How to Deal with the Fear of Death
		How to Live One’s Old Age
		The Wisdom of Vanaprastha Ashrama
		The Practice of Sallekhana
		The Significance of Dying in Kashi
	Chapter 7: Assistance for the Dying
		The Importance of the Last Moments of Life
		Helping Suffering People Die
		About Dying at Home
		Rituals from Death to the Disposal of the Body
		Is It All Right to Donate Organs
		Dematerializing the Body
	Chapter 8: Assistance for the Disembodied
		Why Are After-death Rituals Needed
		Runanubandha—The Web of Debt
		Kalabhairava Karma—An After-death Ritual at Isha
		The Scope of Kalabhairava Karma
		Training People for Death Rituals
		The Death of Infants
		The Parent–Offspring Connection in the Afterlife
		The Importance of Death Anniversaries
		Ancestor Worship
		Of Heaven and Hell
	Chapter 9: Of Grief and Mourning
		The Essential Nature of Grief
		Going beyond Grief
		Articles of the Dead
		Empathetic Death
		Large-scale Death and Its Consequences
		Mourning Period
		Memorials, Samadhis and Pyramids
PART III: Life after Death The Dark One
	Chapter 10: The Life of a Ghost
		What Are Ghosts
		Ghost Troubles
		Ghost Solutions
		Dissolving Frozen Beings
		Nirmanakaya
		Downloading Beings
	Chapter 11: The Riddle of Reincarnation
		Taking on a New Body
		The Arithmetic of Reincarnation
		Past-life Recollection in Children
		Exploring Past Lives
		Baby Hitler
		Couples for Lifetimes
		The Only Enduring Relationship
		Life beyond a Thousand Moons
		Birth: Always a Beginning
		The Rebirth of Lamas
		My Past Lifetimes
		Will I Come Back
	Chapter 12: Final Round
		One Drop Spirituality
		Once You Made a Mistake of . . .
Footnotes
	Chapter 1: What Is Death
	Chapter 2: The Process of Death
	Chapter 3: The Quality of Death
	Chapter 4: Can Death Be Hacked
	Chapter 5: Mahasamadhi
	Chapter 6: Preparing for a Good Death
	Chapter 7: Assistance for the Dying
	Chapter 8: Assistance for the Disembodied
	Chapter 9: Of Grief and Mourning
	Chapter 10: The Life of a Ghost
	Chapter 11: The Riddle of Reincarnation
	Chapter 12: Final Round
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