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Maximal Ep. 362 | Simplifying Death
🕑 Added 2022-10-17 11:05:01 +0000 UTCThe Minimalists speak with hospice physician Dr. Zach Bush about accepting death, managing grief, letting go of regrets, sitting with dying loved ones, releasing expectations for the world around us, and more.
Discussed in this episode:
How does it seem that we effortlessly let go of everything when we die? (02:37)
How do we detox the memory bank of the human body? (12:02)
How can we recognize the moment a loved one passes on? (19:06)
What is your perspective regarding the relationship between religion and death? (30:07)
What is the distinction between moments and seasons? (38:06)
How do we move on from the guilt of lost time with a loved one that has passed? (39:15)
What four things should we say to a loved one that is dying? (40:55)
What is your viewpoint regarding authentic connection with others? (47:30)
How do we ensure we don’t burden our loved ones with any of our physical or emotional baggage when we pass? (52:39)
How are our memories within our biological essence? (55:23)
How do we live with reality as it is and release the stress of constantly trying to force our expectations upon it? (1:10:03)
How do we balance appropriately between our health and our empowerment? (1:17:36)
Segment: Lightning Round (1:23:03)
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? (1:23:40)
Do people who believe in life after death grieve differently for their loved ones? (1:28:36)
How do I emotionally prepare for my father’s death when we finally have a mutually enriching relationship again? (1:29:44)
Listener comments and minimalism tips. (1:35:12)
Segment: More About Less (1:39:04)
What is your understanding regarding the soul? (1:40:04)
What are your views regarding appropriate attire for formal and informal events? (1:46:32)
What value have you found in immersing yourselves in beliefs contrary to your own? (1:48:54)
What are the three levels of happiness? (2:04:11)
What gives you the experience of eudaemonia? (2:05:03)
Segment: Talkaboutables (2:14:48)
What is the “Didn’t Know Rule”? (2:15:39)
What do you own that you wouldn’t consider minimalist? (2:18:29)
Segment: T.K.’s Tweet of the Week (2:23:35)
What do you view as the difference between reality and the reality that words describe? (2:30:51)
What is the difference between feedback and criticism? (2:32:27)
Segment: Amass It or Trash It (2:35:22)
How effective do you consider the act of voting? (2:36:56)
How do ethics and policies often clash? (2:43:51)
Segment: Advertisements Suck (2:47:47)
What do advertisers get right? (2:52:43)
Segment: Photo Friday Home Tour (2:54:09)
How do we find peace with the loss of a loved one when we missed sharing their final moment? (2:59:01)
Segment: Right Here, Right Now (3:04:27)
Segment: Added Value (3:07:18)
How do you differentiate between ads and promos? (3:08:19)
LINKS
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
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
MAXIMS
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
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Comments
Heidi
I just subscribed to Patreon because as my dad’s dying I want to listen to THE WHOLE thing!! Listened to the free episode several times & shared with my brothers!! Peaceful death fascinates me—been around it only 3 other times with my in-laws / 1 good friend !
Daniel Artzer
Wow. This episode makes me happy I came back after a year hiatus of being a Patreon subscriber. I don’t think I’ve teared up or had as many goosebumps in anything I’ve experienced, and I’m only an hour and a half in. Phenomenal job, phenomenal guest. Can’t wait for him to be invited back.
Jennifer Wenning
Beautiful choice of play out song for this episode. ❤️
