Preface

There comes a moment in every life when the question of death rises to the surface, not as a shadow to be feared but as a mystery to be understood. Many approach this subject with silence, denial, or terror. Yet I have come to see death not as an ending, but as the doorway to the deepest reality.

This book is not about death in the common sense of loss and mourning, but about the awakening that comes when we confront the truth of who we are. The problem has never been death itself, but dying without ever realizing what it means to be truly alive. To awaken during our time in the physical realm is the greatest responsibility and the highest gift.

We are not merely our names, our histories, or our bodies. We are the awareness behind all experiences-the formless essence that neither begins nor ends. The physical realm is but a classroom, a place where we embody purpose, learn, and prepare. When our task is done, we return to the infinite source we came from, unchanged by the illusion of birth and death.

Without this realization, one enters the door of death in confusion-mistaking illusion for reality, fear for punishment, and disorientation for hell. But there is no eternal hell, only the state of entering the eternal without wisdom. This book is therefore not about death itself, but about life: how to awaken, how to recognize who we are, and how to embrace death without fear.

It is my hope that these words help you walk your path more consciously, not in dread of the end, but in celebration of the truth that was here before your beginning.

Written by MF NTULI