Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Elisabeth Kübler-Rosswas a Swiss-American psychiatrist, a pioneer in near-death studies and the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying, where she first discussed her theory of the five stages of grief...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPsychologist
Date of Birth8 July 1926
CountryUnited States of America
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For years, I have been stalked by a bad reputation. Actually, I have been pursued by people who have regarded me as the 'Death and Dying' Lady. They believe that having spent more than three decades in research into death and life after death qualifies me as an expert on the subject. I think they miss the point.
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When we grow older and begin to realize that our omnipotence is really not so omnipotent, that our strongest wishes are not powerful enough to make the impossible possible, the fear that we have contributed to the death of a loved one diminishes - and with it, the guilt.
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Death is not painful. It is the most beautiful experience you will have.
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I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is no death the way we understood it. The body dies, but not the soul.
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Death is staring too long into the burning sun and the relief of entering a cool, dark room.
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I was destined to work with dying patients. I had no choice when I encountered my first AIDS patient. I felt called to travel some 250,000 miles each year to hold workshops that helped people cope with the most painful aspects of life, death and the transition between the two.
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Death is the great transition.
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When you learn your lessons, the pain goes away.
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There is not much sense in suffering, since drugs can be given for pain, itching, and other discomforts. The belief has long died that suffering here on earth will be rewarded in heaven. Suffering has lost its meaning.
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We bring a deeper commitment to our happiness when we fully understand, that our time left is limited and we really need to make it count.
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Throughout life, we get clues that remind us of the direction we are supposed to be headed if you stay focused, then you learn your lessons.
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Death is simply a shedding of the physical body, like the butterfly coming out of a cocoon. . . . It's like putting away your winter coat when spring comes.
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It's not the end of the physical body that should worry us. Rather our concern must be to live while we're alive.
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When I die I'm going to dance first in all the galaxies...I'm gonna play and dance and sing.