Other Sources

Quotes & Inspiration from other sources

The Hidden Words, Bahá’u’lláh, Arabics 14, the eternality of the self

“O son of man! Thou art My dominion and My dominion perisheth not; wherefore fearest thou thy perishing? Thou art My light and My light shall never be extinguished; why dost thou dread extinction? Thou art My glory and My glory fadeth not; thou art My robe and My robe shall never be outworn. Abide then in thy love for Me, that thou mayest find Me in the realm of glory.”

Lights of Guidance (Universal House of Justice), p. 201, self leaves body at death

“As at the time of death, the real and eternal self of man, his soul, abandons its physical garment to soar in the realms of God, we may compare the body to a vehicle which has been used for the journey through earthly life and no longer needed once the destination has been reached.”

Gautama Buddha (quote), the nature of this world

“The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.”

Mother Theresa (quote), death can be beautiful

“Death can be something beautiful. It is like going home. He who dies in God goes home even though we naturally miss the person who has gone. But it is something beautiful. That person has gone home to God”

Plato (quote), death is separation of soul and body

“I think death is nothing more than the separation of two things from one another: soul and body.”

Socrates (quote), distinction between mortal and immortal

"So it appears that when death comes to a man, the mortal part of him dies, but the immortal part retires at the approach of death and escapes unharmed and indestructible."