Physical Death

The Fool asked: what can you tell me about the experience of physical death?

The Wise Old Man showed the Fool a great void, the Fool was caught in a swirl of cosmic dust. The Fool asked: where am I? Nowhere, there was no reply. Who am I? The Old Wise Man showed the Fool a totem made of sand. Why am I here? The totem was dispersed and spread throughout the universe. What is my name? The Old Wise Man showed the letters K-E. Then the Fool entered the body of a dying man in the jungle. There were whispers and ceremony. The Fool became a snake. The snake became a man, the man danced on a stage, assuming the shape of the letter K.

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