constant
August 2008 
fear of death
Posted on Nov 11th, 2007
by 
sanmugan
sanmugan
I think the root is the fear of death, which is the great mystery; it's what we don't understand and I think that's really why people turn to religion, turn to spiritual paths, to come to grips with mortality. And aging is a constant reminder that we're moving in that direction. So I think that's the root fear. Then on top of that, I think there are more specific fears: the fear of losing independence, losing pleasure in life, things of that sort.
Andrew Weil, M.D.
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