GRIEVE NOT AT DEATH

Do not grieve for the departed soul. The Atman is eternal, changeless, birthless, deathless and pure. The body is non-intelligent, liable to death, impure and destructible. Thinking thus, there is no occasion at all for any sorrow. That which is born is sure to perish.
If a father or son comes under the sway of death it is the foolish who grieve. In this world, which is devoid of substance, separation from an object of desire is a source of non-attachment and bestower of peace and happiness for the wise.

From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda
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