“So the fear of death is another nonsense people has. First time when I started my work, everywhere they asked me what about death? I said, just now you're living why are you asking what about death? So many people ask me question what about death, why do you want to know? I'll tell you about today, just now.

So there's another mad idea that we should know about our death what's going to happen and whatever happen. Once you are dead you are finished, you don't have to do anything after that. So what is the use of knowing when you will die, what will happen to you, whatever has to happen will happen. We never ask when we sleep what will happen to me, do we? But this is permanent sleep and we worry so much about it that we should know what will happen after death. One has to die at the time whenever one has to die. Because whatever is born has to be dead. But you do know that you have got eternal life, you can never die.

Death is not this body disappearing, death is where you are absolutely without any control of your soul life. Once you are a realized soul you have all the control, all the powers, take your soul wherever you feel like, to be born if you like, if you don't like you will not be born. To be born with the people in the families, in the communities wherever you like.

There are many great souls, I know, that have taken birth daringly
into societies which are very much I should say are in danger of getting destroyed because of stupidity they do.

So this happening that we are afraid of death is absolutely absurd for Sahaja Yogis. What is there to think even about your death. There
is nothing like death for you, because you have got eternal life. It
is not that you continue with your same body, you may go on changing
your dress. But you are living, you are aware and you know. Even if
this body is not there, you will be there, all the time, available for Sahaja Yoga for anything that is to be done in the name of reality. So you must know your position as eternal being, what is your work, what is your idea, what you have to do.

So one has to get rid of this idea of death, because death doesn't
exist for you, it's finished. Moreover all such people who are afraid
of their death go on having insurances, this, that, all headaches you
see. And ultimately what happens, all these worldly things we leave
here and depart. There is, I don't think, anybody could carry even a
little dust with that soul which is departing.

But in your case, when you people are no more on this earth so
called. Then you don't carry all this material thing, because you've
already given up, you have no interest in them. You're not materialistic. So your spirit is free and when you die is a very
simple thing that you feel very liberated, absolutely. And then you
feel your freedom, completely. And you can decide what you want to
do. It's all under your own guidance, your own desire, everything
works out. You don't feel that you have come out of your body, and
this is what should tell you that there should be no fear of death,
but on the contrary it should be welcomed. Because you will feel much
more liberated, much more at ease. You don't have other problems that you have to in any case carry on in this world so called because of
your body. Now see, I have to take some medicines, I have to take
some vitamins, don't have to take anything. Don't need anything. This
body finished is a very good idea.

So troublesome it is you see, all the time. Despite the fact you may
say that I don't care for this body and all that. But this body won't
leave you. It's the most sticky thing we have is our body. So to
forget about death should be the easiest thing for you!”

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi