s a unity of ultimate reality. Essentially, Hindus believe that we are surrounded by illusion, fed to us by our senses. To become truly enlightened the faithful Hindu must break through the illusions of the world and participate in the manifestation of an individual's true self or Atman (soul). The death that ends death, transition called death: Each of us must ultimately confront our mortality. (Bhagawad Gita – As it is, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivendanta Swami Prabhupada). Death is such a forbidden subject, but being afraid to survive may not be better.
             For Hindus, this is not a fearsome prospect. We know we have been born and died before, and karma and reincarnation make the inevitable seem natural. One saint consoled, "Death is like falling asleep, and birth is like waking from the sleep". Death is the end of sensory experience, or self. When we sleep, all our sensory perceptions are shut down and when we wake up, they all come back, just like birth. "Lead me from darkn
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