If a man has lived his whole life making every moment of it a beauty, a love, a joy, naturally his death is going to be the ultimate peak of his life’s endeavour. If death is ugly that means the whole life has been a waste. Death should be a peaceful acceptance, a joyful goodbye to old friends & to the world and loving entry into the unknown. There should not be any tragedy in it.

Zen Master Lin Chi was dying. Thousands of his disciples had gathered to listen to the last sermon, but Lin Chi was simply lying down—joyous, smiling, and not saying a single word.

His old friend, also a master, reminded him, “Lin Chi, have you forgotten that you have to say your last words!” Lin Chi said, “Just listen, how beautiful.” And he died. There were two squirrels running & screeching on the roof. That was his message—don’t make things big or small; important and trivial. Everything is important. Lin Chi’s death is as important as the squirrels screeching on the roof. That was the whole philosophy – that there is nothing great or small; it all depends on you what you make of it.

Start with meditation, and silence, blissfulness, and serenity will grow in you. Try to bring it into life and share it, as then it will grow faster. When you will reach the point of death, you will know that there is no death. You can say goodbye without any tears of sadness --
May be tears of joy. You have to begin from being truthful and innocent. So first throw out all the rubbish you are carrying – then the life is simple and joyful. Do not accept if one says that life is a punishment for all the wrong things done in this or previous life.

Human life is a reward, and given to only those who have earned it & who deserve it. Hence leaving it as it is, without beautifying it will be being ungrateful to the giver. So leave it a little happier, a little more fragrant, and a little more joyful.