Yet man cannot be reconciled to death as long as he thinks of it as an ending. We regard death with fear and repulsion because it seems to break the continuity in our lives. The meaning of death can be comprehended in the realm of consciousness, for death is a shift of the focus of consciousness, a veritable jump. It is taking place all the time around us. So universal, natural and apparently necessary a phenomenon cannot be devoid of a deep significance.
Life exists in the midst of death.
A thorough comprehension of this Theosophical truth brings about an entire change in our attitude towards death. We begin to view death with equanimity and a calm serenity for we then know that after death there is life and the gateway of death is but an entrance into other realms of existence wherein we may dwell awhile during an immortal pilgrimage. The vast amount of utterly unnecessary sorrow and terror and misery which mankind has suffered simply from its ignorance and superstition is replaced by a refreshing knowledge which robs death forthwith of its terror and much of its sorrow. It enables us to understand its place in the scheme of our evolution. The meaning of death can be understood with the help of the basic tenets of Theosophy.