Joan Halifax

"David: What do you personally think happens to consciousness after death?

Joan: I have no idea.

David: Have you ever speculated or thought about what might happen?

Joan: No. I stay away from speculation.

David: So are you saying that you value not knowing?

Joan: It’s not a matter of “not knowing”. I really don’t know! It’s not theoretical, it’s just pragmatic. I don’t know what happens after death. When people ask me, I say “I don’t know.” And when a dying person asks me, I say, “I don’t know, but what do you think happens after death?” I listen and learn from their perspectives, which I value. But from my own experience, I have no idea.

David: What do you think is the best preparation for death?

Joan: Meditation. No question about it."

~ Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death: An Interview with Roshi Joan Halifax By David Jay Brown

https://www.amazon.com/Being-Dying-Cultivating-Compassion-Fearlessness/dp/1590307186