Freedom from the body...

News of someone’s death was brought to Sri Bhagavan.

He said;

“Good. The dead are indeed happy. They have got rid of the
troublesome overgrowth - the body.

The dead man does not grieve.

The survivors grieve for the man who is dead.

Do men fear sleep?

On
the contrary sleep is courted and on waking up every man says that
he slept happily.

One prepares the bed for sound sleep. Sleep is
temporary death. Death is longer sleep.

If the man dies while yet
alive he need not grieve over others’ death.

One’s existence is evident
with or without the body, as in waking, dream and sleep.

Then why
should one desire continuance of the bodily shackles?

Let the man
find out his undying Self and die and be immortal and happy.”


from: Talks with Ramana