Contemplating Death: A Secret for Happiness
How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality
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The Day of Atonement
Many faiths use reminders of death to help people take stock of their lives. On jam capur, the day of atonement, jews will traditionally recite the unatana toke. Buddhists also meditate on death, sometimes while sitting in front of an actual corpse. For christians, ash wed Wednesday is the most solemn reminder of mortality.
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