Death doesn't exist: The Mother on Death, Sri Aurobindo on Rebirth -- Prisma

<p>It took millennia to evolve from animal to man; today man, thanks to his mind, can accelerate things and will a transformation towards a man who will be God. This transformation with the help of the mind, through self-analysis, is a first stage; afterwards, vital impulses must be transformed - which is far more difficult; then, most of all, the physical: each cell of our body will have to become conscious. It is the work I am doing here. It will allow the conquest of death. It's another story; that will be future mankind, perhaps in centuries, perhaps sooner. It will depend on men, on peoples. Auroville is the first step towards this goal.</p><p>Mother's talks on death and her views on how to deal with death are helpful and often plain and simple. Others are mind blowing: how she advises us and how she deals with this subject, we often decide not to discuss.</p><p>"But people are so ignorant! They make such a fuss over death, as if it were the end - this word 'death' is so absurd! I see it as simply passing from one house into another or from one room to another; you take one simple step, you cross the threshold, and there you are on the other side - and then you come back."</p><p>Death is a continuous challenge to human beings. It hovers as a threat over man's head, as at any time the fateful moment can arrive. The quest for immortality has therefore always been a major spur to man's creative aspiration, be it in arts, literature, politics or warfare. To gain immortal fa