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LIFE AFTER DEATH<br />
THROUGH FULFILLMENT<br />
OF THE EGO<br />
MAN is aware that he will die, someday. Other animals, when nearing death, know<br />
they are about to die; but it is not until death is certain that the animal senses his<br />
coming departure from this world. And even then he does not know exactly what is<br />
entailed in dying. It is often pointed out that animals accept death gracefully, without<br />
fear or resistance. This is a beautiful concept, but one that only holds true in cases<br />
where death for the animal is unavoidable.<br />
When an animal is sick or injured he will fight for his life with every ounce of strength<br />
he has left. It is this unshakable will to live that, if man were not so "highly evolved", would<br />
also give him the fighting spirit he needs to stay alive.<br />
It is a well known fact that many people die simply because they give up and just don't care<br />
anymore. This is understandable if the person is very ill, with no apparent chance for<br />
recovery. But this often is not the case. Man has become lazy. He has learned to take the easy<br />
way out. Even suicide has become less repugnant to many people than any number of other<br />
sins. Religion is totally to blame for this.<br />
Death, in most religions, is touted as a great spiritual awakening - one which is prepared for<br />
throughout life. This concept is very appealing to one who has not had a satisfactory life; but<br />
to those who have experienced all the joys life has to offer, there is a great dread attached to<br />
dying. This is as it should be. It is this lust for life which will allow the vital person to live on<br />
after the inevitable death of his fleshly shell.<br />
History shows that men who have given their own lives in pursuit of an ideal have been<br />
deified for their martyrdom. Religionists and political leaders have been very crafty in laying<br />
their plans. By holding the martyr up as a shining example to his fellow men, they eliminate<br />
the common sense reaction that willful self-destruction goes against all animal logic. To the<br />
Satanist, martyrdom and non-personalized heroism is to be associated not with integrity, but<br />
with stupidity. This, of course, does not apply to the situations which involve the safety of a<br />
loved one. But to give one's own life for something as impersonal as a political or religious<br />
issue is the ultimate in masochism.<br />
Life is the one great indulgence; death the one great abstinence. To a person who is satisfied<br />
with his earthly existence, life is like a party; and no one likes to leave a good party. By the<br />
same token, if a person is enjoying himself here on earth he will not so readily give up this<br />
life for the promise of an afterlife about which he knows nothing.<br />
The Eastern mystical beliefs teach humans to discipline themselves against any conscious will<br />
for success so they might dessolve themselves into "Universal Cosmic Awareness" - anything<br />
to avoid good healthy self-satisfaction or honest pride in earthly accomplishments!<br />
It is interesting to note that the areas in which this type of belief flourishes are those where<br />
material gains are not easily obtainable. For this reason the predominant religious belief must<br />
be one which commends its followers for their rejection of material things and their avoidance<br />
of the use of labels which attaches a certain amount of importance to material gains. In this
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