Now, the dying person may not be able to do the chanting themselves.
At the moment of death, it takes something for a person to be aware
enough to say what they want to say. Most people die in unawareness. So
in this culture, if someone is dying, people around always start a chant
like ‘Ram, Ram’ or ‘Aum Namah Shivaya’, or whatever they know
because they want the dying one also to utter a consecrated sound that
creates awareness. So when someone is dying at home or elsewhere, you
can set up a chant of one of these mantras at a very mild volume. If they
have already chosen their chant themselves or internalized it, that can be
used. If they had not chosen one, Brahmananda Swarupa could be
played for everyone. This will make sure that a choppy withdrawal of
life can be avoided.
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