In this public episode of The Minimalists Podcast, we speak with hospice physician Zach Bush, MD, about accepting death. Watch all two hours of episode 362 on The Minimalists Private Podcast.
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Discussed in This Episode
- How does it seem that we effortlessly let go of everything when we die?
- How do we detox the memory bank of the human body?
- How can we recognize the moment a loved one passes on?
- What is your perspective regarding the relationship between religion and death?
- What is the distinction between moments and seasons?
- How do we move on from the guilt of lost time with a loved one that has passed?
- What four things should we say to a loved one that is dying?
- What is your viewpoint regarding authentic connection with others?
- How do we ensure we don’t burden our loved ones with any of our physical or emotional baggage when we pass?
- How are our memories within our biological essence?
- How do we live with reality as it is and release the stress of constantly trying to force our expectations upon it?
- How do we balance appropriately between our health and our empowerment?
- Since palliative care is generally only available to those who are terminally ill, is there another legal and ethical option for me when I’m ready to pass on?
- Do people who believe in life after death grieve differently for their loved ones?
- How do I emotionally prepare for my father’s death when we finally have a mutually enriching relationship again?
- What is your understanding regarding the soul?
- What are your views regarding appropriate attire for formal and informal events?
- What value have you found in immersing yourselves in beliefs contrary to your own?
- What are the three levels of happiness?
- What gives you the experience of eudaemonia?
- What is the “Didn’t Know Rule”?
- What do you own that you wouldn’t consider minimalist?
- What do you view as the difference between reality and the reality that words describe?
- What is the difference between feedback and criticism?
- How effective do you consider the act of voting?
- How do ethics and policies often clash?
- What do advertisers get right?
- How do we find peace with the loss of a loved one when we missed sharing their final moment?
- How do you differentiate between ads and promos?
Minimal Maxims
Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.
- One cannot cling to the now.
- Moving on requires letting go.
- Your coffin does not come equipped with a hitch for a U-Haul.
- Life and death are best taken one day at a time.
- The experience of life cannot exist without the looming promise of death.
- Death is the ultimate upgrade. —Zach Bush, MD
- For the soul, death is just another moment. —Ram Dass
- The more you try to rule things by force, the more you will stir up violence against you. —Alan Watts
Links Mentioned in This Episode
- Added Value: Air Quality Monitor
- Added Value: “Death with Dignity”
- Article: Alan Watts on Life and Death
- Book: A Beginner’s Guide to the End
- Book: Everything That Remains
- Book: Love People, Use Things
- Book: Minimalist Rulebook
- Book: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
- Book: The War of Art
- Books: The Minimalists
- Essay: Play the 30-Day Minimalism Game
- Essay: Scared to Death of Death
- Event: Sunday Symposium
- Listen: Lee DeWyze
- Patreon: The Minimalists
- Resources: The Minimalists
- Subscribe: The Minimalists
- Text: 937-202-4654
- Twitter: Voltaire Quotes
- Watch: Death and Rebirth
- Watch: Take a Look Inside My Minimalist Junk Drawer
- Website: Zach Bush, MD
- Website: Intelligence of Nature
- Website: Journey of Intrinsic Health
- Website: Amanda Montell
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