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Before understanding the need for transformation of our faculties, it becomes necessary to understand Life and Death. Not many of us think of death, but are reminded of the same when persons known, related or connected with us pass away. Sometimes the thought of death leads to fear and the easy way out seems to be to not face the reality of death at whatever time it may occur. The purpose of facing the reality of Death is not to run away or fear it. It is to understand that Life has to be lived to the fullest.

Also the fact that we cannot determine when we will pass away is itself a matter of worry! Why does one not think of death? If the answer is because we are too busy living, it is good. However the need to live life to the fullest and surpass Death (if possible) will become real only when we squarely face the reality that we are not permanent and our faculties will undergo changes as we move on in life.

The next question we need to answer is why we fear death. The philosophers would say that it is because of a wrong identification with the Body/Mind consciousness. This may be true, but the answer most of us can experience is that we do not know what happens when we die. Fear of the unknown or what we cannot predict is one of the most common fears. This leads to anxiety, worry and so on. In fact many times all logic fails and only a fear remains. The Mind is not able to comprehend what happens post death and hence we want to maximize Life. However does it matter if we know and can we change things then?

The solution to change this reaction in Life seems to arise only when the Mind and the Vital energy(Will) act in unison. The way to go beyond the Mind is possible when the Mind is silenced but there is a need to make the Mind a true partner in progress.

Why should one die?

Let us examine Death. It is clear that everything in this world waxes and wanes away. This is the perfect rhythm of Nature. The Body/Mind complex has to also rejuvenate itself and the soul has to witness new experiences. This is very similar to going to sleep and waking up fresh the next day. When one day ends and we sleep the Body/Mind complex rests and we then become ready to open to new experiences going forward. When one understands that Time (as we know it) is of no relevance in the constantly evolving world then how does Death matter. Do we grieve or be afraid of the time spent in sleep?. No, because we think we will wake up again the next day or after a nap!

Let us assume that one does not believe in rebirth. Even then by worrying about Death or how to prevent or postpone it how is any purpose served? Therefore it is ideal if we face the reality that all of us will die one day- in one second or many days later. We don't know when and knowing when does not matter.

The pressing need in Life is to develop a strong courage to face reality. A courage which laughs at or enjoys Death as it does Life. A courage which does not think of Death as an escape from the vicissitudes of Life, but instead knows that Life is meant to be lived in full enjoying each experience as it arises. A Love of Life should not lead to fear but a courage which seeks freedom from fear not only of death but of anything and from everything which causes fear.

Life is meant to be lived, experienced in full and either lacking the courage to do that or fearing the unknown is the path to a Living Hell. The active Mind must experience the knowledge that Life will have no certainty, no perfect and easy solutions but that in itself makes Life worth living!

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When you think of the word "immortality" it is hard not to feel a tingling excitement, even if those feelings are quickly followed by a sense of something more biblical, almost God-like, and then by something darker lurking in the shadow of the word.

As Western science still has not found the immortality gene, it is perhaps not surprising that in Silicon Valley and on the outskirts of Moscow the eccentric wealthy (and it always is the eccentric wealthy) are now turning their attention and their money to projects that are promising to deliver a new version of the age-old fantasy (or folly) of everlasting life: digital immortality. And this time it may actually work.

For writer Stephen Cave, author of the new book Immortality, digital immortality does not refer to the "legacy" we have left on our Facebook pages. Cave's book explores the quest to live for ever and how he believes it has been the driving force behind civilisations, coming to a climax in modern science. "Digital immortality," he says, "is about there being a silicon you for when the physical you dies" as a kind of "Plan B if bioscience fails to deliver an actual biological immortality".

And of course, he adds, biological immortality would not stop you being run over by a bus.

"So your brain is scanned and your essence uploaded into a digital form of bits and bytes, and this whole brain emulation can be saved in a computer's memory banks ready to be brought back to life as an avatar in a virtual world like Second Life, or even in the body of an artificially intelligent robot that is a replica of who we were."

For Cave, though, this "is not true immortality" as "you physically die" and this new you, "even though its behaviour could fool your mum", is then just a copy. A copy that, he admits, could carry on growing, marrying and even having children.

Currently, however, this is still "almost science fiction", as there are "three big challenges" that stand between us and digital immortality challenges that projects such as Carbon Copies and Russia 2045 already believe they can overcome within 40 years.

"The first is that we have to be able to read all the information that makes up who you are, and this is likely to be achieved destructively by removing the human brain from the body and then preserving, slicing and scanning in the data it contains. Then there is the challenge to store an amount of information many millions of orders of magnitude bigger than the current computer systems. And finally we need to find a way to animate it."

In the end, Cave argues, "theoretically the problems of digital immortality seem solvable, but whether the solutions are practical is another story... Although when it does happen it is simply inevitable that the rich will get there as they have the most power among us."

Others are more positive about the prospect of true digital immortality within a generation.

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Will scientists ever discover the secret of immortality?

It's so very wrong that Billy Livings isn't here to see this day.

The longtime and legendary Vero Beach High School football coach should've had the opportunity to go to Gainesville, take his rightful place in the Florida High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame and receive a much-deserved reward for life that touched so many others.

But immortality comes too late for Livings, who died in October, at age 75, after suffering a massive stroke. And the people who allowed this inexplicable and unnecessary gaffe to happen ought to be ashamed of themselves, embarrassed by their failure to pay proper tribute to a beloved man who was denied the chance to attend his own induction.

Truth is, his election to the Hall of Fame he'll be formally inducted Sunday night was long overdue. This honor should've come years ago, when he would've been able to embrace the moment with family and friends and could share the occasion with all of us.

He would've enjoyed that.

Livings was modest. In the folksy, self-deprecating manner that was so much a part of his Southern, small-town charm, he was quick to deflect any credit that came his way in the wake of his teams' success. And when asked about the Hall of Fame, he would downplay its importance.

Privately, though, the Hall of Fame meant more to him than he would ever admit publicly.

"When it happened in Alabama, I could tell he was excited about it," Livings' wife, Rosie, said, referring to his 2007 enshrinement in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame, which recognized his championships-filled, 12-year stint at Jefferson Davis High in Montgomery. "The newspapers and TV stations up there made a big deal of it, and I know Billy enjoyed that ... just as he would've enjoyed getting into Hall of Fame in Florida, if he were here.

"He didn't need the Hall of Fame to know how good he was at what he did. And anyone who couldn't see that he was a special man wasn't paying attention. But he would've been thrilled to get in."

For reasons beyond personal glory.

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Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 30 : Kerala Chief Secretary K Jayakumar today said Raja Ravi had Varma achieved immortality through his art by opting not to imitate his predecessors.

Inaugurating the 164th birth anniversary celebration of painter Raja Ravi Varma at Santhigiri Ashram,he said his paintings gave shape to Indian mythological characters in popular imagination, he said.

'Painting as an art has had few takers in Kerala. This scenario has to change. To be able to identify with the turmoils of fellow human beings is the crux of both art and spirituality,' he added.

The meeting was organised to comemorate Kerala's most popular painter as a part of Samskarikothsavam, the cultural festival of Santhigiri Fest 2012 going on here.

The paintings of Raja Ravi Varma, who was born on April 29, 1948, are famous for their depiction of mythological figures, modelled on South Indian women.

Reproductions of his paintings adorning visiting rooms, hotels and public places across the country speak volumes for the immense popularity enjoyed by him. (UNI)

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Pyongyang, April 24 (KCNA) -- Personages of Italy and Kuwait issued statements on April 11 and 15 on the occasion of the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.

Miriam Pelegrini Ferri, president of the Group of Dialectical Materialists of Italy, said that Kim Il Sung is deeply revered by the world progressives for the undying feats he performed in the history of human thought and the history of anti-imperialist struggle.

Colorful significant events taking place in Italy and various other countries to remember him on the occasion of the Day of the Sun indicate that he is always alive in the hearts of the progressives, Miriam Pelegrini Ferri said.

Abdulreda Assiri, rector of the College of Social Sciences of Kuwait University, paid tribute to Kim Il Sung on the occasion of the centenary of his birth, praying for his immortality.

The DPRK is steadily advancing straight along the road indicated by Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il under the wise leadership of the dear respected Kim Jong Un and is firmly maintaining its position in the international arena, too, the rector stressed.

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