There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying, and spiritual practice leading to enlightenment.

Dying before dying has two important consequences: It liberates the individual from the fear of death and influences the actual experience of dying at the time of biological demise.

A text of Tibetan Buddhism describes the time of death as a unique opportunity for spiritual liberation from the cycles of death and rebirth and a period that determines our next incarnation.

Patients reported that their psychedelic sessions were an invaluable experiential training for dying.

Dying people in pre-industrial cultures typically died in the context of an extended family, clan, or tribe.

For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning, the study of death - the only certainty that life holds for us - must be central, for an understanding of death is the key to liberation in life.