Life and Death

In the third split, we separate life from death, and we think they are 
two separate realities. In fact, they are two sides of one coin, and 
this deep insight is called by Christians “the paschal mystery.” God 
must surely understand that humans see things “die” and seemingly 
disappear, starting with the first death of our pet, our grandparents, 
and perhaps even parents. It sure looks like either-or. 

The brilliant Ken Wilber [1] says that “the fact that life and death are 
‘not two’ is extremely difficult to grasp, not because it is so 
complex, but because it is so simple.” And the equally brilliant 
Kathleen Dowling Singh [2], who has given her life to hospice work, says 
that “We miss the unity of life and death at the very point where our 
ordinary mind begins to think about it.” 

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Wilber
[2]: http://www.kathleendowlingsingh.com/