Yes, the soul is eternal and continues to be present, and death of the body and loss of the physical presence is still a significant death and loss. It is my experience that grieving creates a space for safely connecting to one's feelings. When my father died, I sobbed like I hadn't sobbed since I was a child or maybe ever. I was aware as I was sobbing that I was sobbing, that I was letting myself sob, that it was coming from a deep place within me, that it felt good, and that I was sobbing not ony about my father's death but also about a lot of things for which I had never let my self sob. My sobbing was emptying and cleansing. It was an expression of my grieving fully and authentically, and in it I did find wholeness and joy. I didn't feel wrecked by my grief and sobbing but felt wide open and more together and whole as I was accepting and allowing and feeling my grief and sobbing. My father died 23 years ago and the experience is still clear and present in me.
On May 11, 2018 david doane wrote :
Yes, the soul is eternal and continues to be present, and death of the body and loss of the physical presence is still a significant death and loss. It is my experience that grieving creates a space for safely connecting to one's feelings. When my father died, I sobbed like I hadn't sobbed since I was a child or maybe ever. I was aware as I was sobbing that I was sobbing, that I was letting myself sob, that it was coming from a deep place within me, that it felt good, and that I was sobbing not ony about my father's death but also about a lot of things for which I had never let my self sob. My sobbing was emptying and cleansing. It was an expression of my grieving fully and authentically, and in it I did find wholeness and joy. I didn't feel wrecked by my grief and sobbing but felt wide open and more together and whole as I was accepting and allowing and feeling my grief and sobbing. My father died 23 years ago and the experience is still clear and present in me.