“People are afraid to die, because they do not know what is death. The jnānī has died before his death, he saw that there was nothing to be afraid of. The moment you know your Real Being, you are afraid of nothing! Death gives freedom and power. 𝑻𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅! Then the universe is your own, it becomes your body, an expression and a tool. The happiness of being absolutely free is beyond description. On the other hand, he who is afraid of freedom cannot die!”
~ Sri Nisargadatta Mahārāj – I Am That – Chapter 33 – Page 113 ~