Someone sent me a short video on Kashi Labh Mukti Bhavan (KLMB), Varanasi; commented by Deepak Ramola, a young TED speaker who speaks on life lessons learnt.
Kashi Labh Mukti Bhavan, existing since the 1950s, built by the Dalmias, is a place for people to go, stay and die (of course, naturally) when it is time for it, such as old age, terminal illness etc. Since dying in Varanasi, the most sacred city of India, is believed to give eternal deliverance to the soul, many people come to stay here during their final days and as per records, more than 15000 people’s life had ended in this very building!
Much more interesting is the life lessons learnt from the manager of KLMB that is expressed in the video. Citing many cases that occurred there, the major lesson delivered was about ‘resolving the conflicts before one ends the life’. I found it very interesting.
Practically all of us may have undergone conflicts with others in life, be it kith, kin or someone. Often our big ego does not allow us to take the initiative to resolve the conflicts and we carry it inside and instead of going away, it grows inside, often boiling inside us. While we would not accept it to others that it is killing us and we deny its existence, in reality, we are seriously affected by it. Carrying such a pain inside, how peacefully can you prepare to die, even when the time has come? And, if we die carrying the painful burn of conflict inside, do we really think the soul that leaves our body will be eternally liberated?
So if it is liberation (moksh) of the soul is that we seek, it is important that we take the initiative to meet the person/s with whom we have the conflict and resolve it before we leave the earth. The manager poignantly explains a particular case of an elder brother on deathbed there passing away with peace on his face immediately after resolving his long-standing conflict with the younger one. Let us realise this, CARRYING A PAINFUL CONFLICT INSIDE, NO ONE CAN DIE IN PEACE!
At the end of the video the commentator makes a statement and I would like end this post with with it. “Resolve your conflicts today because the good news is, you are alive today to do it and the bad news is, no one knows, for how long will you live
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