WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.459 Picture a typical suburban street. You've got 00:00:02.459 --> 00:00:04.940 two neighbors living side by side. Right. Maybe 00:00:04.940 --> 00:00:06.940 they wave when they get the mail, but they, you 00:00:06.940 --> 00:00:08.320 know, they live in totally different worlds. 00:00:08.539 --> 00:00:10.980 One goes to the mosque on Fridays, the other 00:00:10.980 --> 00:00:13.439 to the synagogue on Saturdays. Different foods, 00:00:13.560 --> 00:00:15.619 different holidays, different languages. It's 00:00:15.619 --> 00:00:18.199 the classic picture of diversity. Exactly. Separate 00:00:18.199 --> 00:00:21.859 tracks. But then imagine a moment that just stops 00:00:21.859 --> 00:00:27.079 everything. Death. And if you were to look over 00:00:27.079 --> 00:00:29.960 the fence into both of their lives. in that very 00:00:29.960 --> 00:00:33.380 specific window of time, you'd see something 00:00:33.380 --> 00:00:35.859 remarkably strange. You mean how similar they 00:00:35.859 --> 00:00:37.899 are? I mean, it's almost a mirror image. We spend 00:00:37.899 --> 00:00:40.039 so much time talking about how distinct Judaism 00:00:40.039 --> 00:00:43.020 and Islam are, but going through this stack of 00:00:43.020 --> 00:00:45.659 research, honestly, it gave me goosebumps. It 00:00:45.659 --> 00:00:47.219 is fascinating. They're often called the children 00:00:47.219 --> 00:00:50.020 of Abraham. And I think nowhere is that family 00:00:50.020 --> 00:00:52.700 resemblance stronger. So that's our mission for 00:00:52.700 --> 00:00:54.640 this deep dive. We're going to take a comparative 00:00:54.640 --> 00:00:57.780 look at death. Burial and what comes next in 00:00:57.780 --> 00:01:00.579 Islam and Judaism. We should say some of the 00:01:00.579 --> 00:01:02.719 details, especially about how the body is prepared, 00:01:02.960 --> 00:01:06.040 really make you think. Oh, completely. The part 00:01:06.040 --> 00:01:08.519 about what you can and cannot wear in the grave, 00:01:08.760 --> 00:01:11.099 that stuck with me. I know exactly what you're 00:01:11.099 --> 00:01:12.760 talking about. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. 00:01:12.840 --> 00:01:15.200 We have to start at the beginning, the moment 00:01:15.200 --> 00:01:18.500 of death. And in both traditions, the first response 00:01:18.500 --> 00:01:22.180 seems to be, well, just speed. It's not panic, 00:01:22.200 --> 00:01:26.159 but it is intense urgency. Yeah, help me understand 00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:28.760 that. Because in, you know, a typical Western 00:01:28.760 --> 00:01:31.819 context, you have time. You take a few days, 00:01:31.840 --> 00:01:34.799 maybe a week, to plan things. Right, wait for 00:01:34.799 --> 00:01:37.239 family to fly in. But here, the sources are all 00:01:37.239 --> 00:01:42.359 saying 24 hours. Ideally, yes. In both Islam 00:01:42.359 --> 00:01:45.760 and Judaism, the goal is burial as soon as possible. 00:01:46.040 --> 00:01:48.879 Same day is the gold standard. That sounds incredibly 00:01:48.879 --> 00:01:50.959 stressful. You've just lost someone, you're in 00:01:50.959 --> 00:01:52.939 shock, and now you have to sprint to organize 00:01:52.939 --> 00:01:56.000 a funeral. It sounds harsh. But the intent is 00:01:56.000 --> 00:01:58.359 actually about dignity for the deceased. Dignity. 00:01:58.599 --> 00:02:00.799 Yeah. In Islam, the belief is you don't keep 00:02:00.799 --> 00:02:03.239 the deceased waiting. You return them to God 00:02:03.239 --> 00:02:06.780 and to the earth. Delaying it is seen as almost 00:02:06.780 --> 00:02:09.020 disrespectful. So it's a final act of service. 00:02:09.419 --> 00:02:12.219 Exactly. And Judaism shares that exact feeling. 00:02:12.659 --> 00:02:15.180 In fact, they have a name for that state of shock 00:02:15.180 --> 00:02:17.699 and stress you mentioned. It's called Ananat. 00:02:18.319 --> 00:02:20.659 Ananat. What does that mean, practically? It's 00:02:20.659 --> 00:02:23.379 a kind of legal category. If you're in one... 00:02:23.800 --> 00:02:26.460 Someone in this state, the religion basically 00:02:26.460 --> 00:02:29.759 says, we know you can't focus on anything else. 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:32.460 So they give you a break. A total break. You 00:02:32.460 --> 00:02:35.439 are exempt from almost all positive religious 00:02:35.439 --> 00:02:37.800 duties. You don't have to pray. You don't say 00:02:37.800 --> 00:02:41.280 blessings. Your only job, your entire focus is 00:02:41.280 --> 00:02:44.479 arranging the funeral. That's actually kind of 00:02:44.479 --> 00:02:46.219 a relief. It gives you a mission when you're 00:02:46.219 --> 00:02:48.960 paralyzed. It does. And there's another reason 00:02:48.960 --> 00:02:51.219 for the speed in both traditions. And it's very 00:02:51.219 --> 00:02:54.560 practical. It is. No embalming. Strictly forbidden. 00:02:54.740 --> 00:02:57.280 Right. No chemicals, no cosmetic work. Which 00:02:57.280 --> 00:02:59.479 is a huge departure from the modern funeral industry, 00:02:59.659 --> 00:03:02.919 where the goal is to make the deceased look lifelike. 00:03:02.979 --> 00:03:04.840 Like they're just sleeping. Right. Islam and 00:03:04.840 --> 00:03:08.099 Judaism both reject that. The body is alone from 00:03:08.099 --> 00:03:10.319 God. It came from the earth and has to go back 00:03:10.319 --> 00:03:12.379 to the earth naturally. It forces you to confront 00:03:12.379 --> 00:03:15.039 the reality of death. You can't pretend. You 00:03:15.039 --> 00:03:17.840 can't. And that leads to the next step, which 00:03:17.840 --> 00:03:19.949 is just... It's one of the most touching parts 00:03:19.949 --> 00:03:22.469 of this whole thing. The vigil. The idea that 00:03:22.469 --> 00:03:25.150 the person is never left alone. In Judaism, that's 00:03:25.150 --> 00:03:27.550 called shmira, right? Shmira, which means guarding. 00:03:27.870 --> 00:03:32.330 A shomer, a guard, sits with the body 24 -7 until 00:03:32.330 --> 00:03:35.469 the burial. Is that for, like, security? To make 00:03:35.469 --> 00:03:37.789 sure nothing happens to the body? I mean, historically, 00:03:37.930 --> 00:03:40.229 sure, that was part of it. But spiritually, it's 00:03:40.229 --> 00:03:42.509 about comfort. Comfort for who? For the soul. 00:03:43.219 --> 00:03:45.719 The Jewish mystical tradition suggests that right 00:03:45.719 --> 00:03:48.800 after death, the soul is confused. It's hovering 00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:51.460 near the body, bewildered. It's a scary transition. 00:03:51.780 --> 00:03:53.740 So the guard is there for the soul. The Shomer 00:03:53.740 --> 00:03:55.979 just sits there, usually reciting psalms, just 00:03:55.979 --> 00:03:59.000 to say, I'm here. You aren't abandoned. That's 00:03:59.000 --> 00:04:00.719 really beautiful. It's like when you're born, 00:04:00.780 --> 00:04:02.580 you're not left alone. When you leave, you shouldn't 00:04:02.580 --> 00:04:05.639 be alone either. Precisely. And while Islam might 00:04:05.639 --> 00:04:08.900 not have a formal title like Shomer, the practice 00:04:08.900 --> 00:04:11.689 is almost identical. The family and community 00:04:11.689 --> 00:04:14.530 step in immediately. There's a constant presence, 00:04:14.810 --> 00:04:17.889 reciting the Quran, praying. So the message is 00:04:17.889 --> 00:04:20.470 the same. You are still part of this community. 00:04:20.649 --> 00:04:23.470 You are not just remains. You are a person. Okay, 00:04:23.550 --> 00:04:26.029 so we've got the speed, no chemicals, constant 00:04:26.029 --> 00:04:29.949 company. Now, the preparation itself, the washing. 00:04:30.089 --> 00:04:33.829 This is an intensely intimate ritual. In Islam, 00:04:33.850 --> 00:04:38.329 it's called ghusl. In Judaism, tahara. And honestly, 00:04:38.490 --> 00:04:41.000 if you saw both, you might not be able to tell 00:04:41.000 --> 00:04:42.980 them apart. And this isn't done by a professional 00:04:42.980 --> 00:04:46.019 mortician, usually? No. Ideally, it's done by 00:04:46.019 --> 00:04:49.019 the community. In Judaism, you have the Shevra 00:04:49.019 --> 00:04:51.600 Kedisha, the Holy Society. They're all volunteers. 00:04:52.000 --> 00:04:53.819 That's a heavy responsibility. It's considered 00:04:53.819 --> 00:04:56.220 the highest form of kindness because it's a favor 00:04:56.220 --> 00:04:58.259 the person you're helping can never, ever pay 00:04:58.259 --> 00:05:00.800 back. So what happens in the room? It's very 00:05:00.800 --> 00:05:03.660 quiet, very respectful. Men wash men, women wash 00:05:03.660 --> 00:05:05.699 women. They keep the body covered as much as 00:05:05.699 --> 00:05:08.339 possible for modesty. It's a physical cleaning. 00:05:08.910 --> 00:05:11.470 but also ritual purification with water. And 00:05:11.470 --> 00:05:13.870 the sources mention specific scents, too. Yes. 00:05:13.910 --> 00:05:16.050 In the Islamic tradition, during the final wash, 00:05:16.149 --> 00:05:18.129 they often use camphor or lotus leaves in the 00:05:18.129 --> 00:05:20.829 water. Camphor. That's a very strong cooling 00:05:20.829 --> 00:05:23.970 smell. It is. It transforms the space. It becomes 00:05:23.970 --> 00:05:26.750 a sacred act, not a medical procedure. And once 00:05:26.750 --> 00:05:28.790 the body is washed, it's time to get dressed. 00:05:29.009 --> 00:05:31.029 And this is that detail I mentioned. I always 00:05:31.029 --> 00:05:32.649 assumed you were buried in your best suit or 00:05:32.649 --> 00:05:35.610 something. That's the Western custom. But here? 00:05:36.699 --> 00:05:40.040 Absolutely not. So what do they wear? In Judaism, 00:05:40.259 --> 00:05:43.300 the body is dressed in takrchim. They're simple 00:05:43.300 --> 00:05:47.139 white linen garments, hand -sewn, very plain. 00:05:47.319 --> 00:05:49.800 Okay. And there is one specific detail about 00:05:49.800 --> 00:05:52.860 them that is non -negotiable. What's that? No 00:05:52.860 --> 00:05:56.959 pockets. No pockets. Not a single one. Wow. That's... 00:05:57.450 --> 00:05:59.509 That's a statement. It is the ultimate statement. 00:05:59.550 --> 00:06:02.149 It doesn't matter if you were a CEO or if you 00:06:02.149 --> 00:06:04.370 struggled to pay rent. You are buried in the 00:06:04.370 --> 00:06:06.449 exact same outfit. You can't take anything with 00:06:06.449 --> 00:06:09.009 you. Not a single dime. It's the great equalizer. 00:06:09.149 --> 00:06:11.230 And Islam is virtually identical. It's called 00:06:11.230 --> 00:06:13.769 the kafan. Simple white sheets wrap the body. 00:06:13.870 --> 00:06:16.790 No zippers, no buttons, no brands. It strips 00:06:16.790 --> 00:06:18.970 away all the status we spend our lives building 00:06:18.970 --> 00:06:21.009 up. It forces everyone there to look at that 00:06:21.009 --> 00:06:23.009 and say, OK, this is where I'm headed to. So 00:06:23.009 --> 00:06:25.750 the body is washed and wrapped in white. Now, 00:06:25.750 --> 00:06:27.970 the funeral service itself, this is where a few 00:06:27.970 --> 00:06:30.930 theological differences start to appear. Right. 00:06:30.990 --> 00:06:33.910 The structure changes a bit. In Islam, the funeral 00:06:33.910 --> 00:06:36.610 prayer is the janasa. It's what they call a fard 00:06:36.610 --> 00:06:40.290 kufaya. A communal obligation. Exactly. If enough 00:06:40.290 --> 00:06:42.509 people from the community show up, everyone's 00:06:42.509 --> 00:06:46.170 covered. But if no one shows up, the entire community 00:06:46.170 --> 00:06:49.029 is considered sinful. That's high stakes. It 00:06:49.029 --> 00:06:50.750 pretty much guarantees you'll have a crowd. It 00:06:50.750 --> 00:06:53.819 does. But... If you were watching a janazah prayer, 00:06:54.000 --> 00:06:56.100 you'd notice something missing. What's that? 00:06:56.480 --> 00:06:59.240 Well, you know how Muslims pray with the bowing 00:06:59.240 --> 00:07:01.860 and the prostrating forehead to the ground? Right. 00:07:01.959 --> 00:07:04.339 That's the iconic image. They don't do that in 00:07:04.339 --> 00:07:06.720 the funeral prayer. They stay standing the whole 00:07:06.720 --> 00:07:10.139 time. Why the change? Because prostration is 00:07:10.139 --> 00:07:12.839 only for worshiping God for Alana. And if you 00:07:12.839 --> 00:07:14.720 bowed in front of a coffin, it could look like 00:07:14.720 --> 00:07:18.259 you were worshiping the dead. So they stand to 00:07:18.259 --> 00:07:20.949 keep that line crystal clear. That's a fascinating 00:07:20.949 --> 00:07:23.810 distinction. And on the Jewish side. The service 00:07:23.810 --> 00:07:26.670 has psalms, a eulogy, a prayer called El Malay 00:07:26.670 --> 00:07:29.509 Rakamim. But the real similarity comes back when 00:07:29.509 --> 00:07:32.269 we get to the actual burial. The coffin. Or, 00:07:32.389 --> 00:07:34.829 I guess, the lack of one. Exactly. In strict 00:07:34.829 --> 00:07:36.750 Islamic tradition, and in many Jewish traditions 00:07:36.750 --> 00:07:39.250 where it's allowed, the preference is no box 00:07:39.250 --> 00:07:42.550 at all. Just the body, in the shroud, directly 00:07:42.550 --> 00:07:45.189 into the earth. In Islam, don't they dig a little 00:07:45.189 --> 00:07:47.509 niche for the body? They do. It's called a lahad. 00:07:47.879 --> 00:07:50.819 So the body can be positioned to face Mecca, 00:07:50.879 --> 00:07:53.459 but it's direct contact with the soil. And what 00:07:53.459 --> 00:07:55.519 if they have to use a coffin for legal reasons? 00:07:55.639 --> 00:07:58.000 In Judaism, if they do, it has to be simple wood, 00:07:58.060 --> 00:08:01.660 usually pine. And here's the kicker. Absolutely 00:08:01.660 --> 00:08:04.000 no metal. No metal, no nails, no handles. They 00:08:04.000 --> 00:08:07.579 use wood dowels and glue. Why? Well, partly for 00:08:07.579 --> 00:08:09.779 decomposition. To dust you shall return. Metal 00:08:09.779 --> 00:08:13.019 slows that down. But symbolically, metal is the 00:08:13.019 --> 00:08:17.259 material of war. Swords, guns. It's seen as offensive 00:08:17.259 --> 00:08:19.939 to bring an instrument of war into a place of 00:08:19.939 --> 00:08:22.199 eternal rest. A peace treaty with the earth. 00:08:22.360 --> 00:08:24.800 That's profound. And then comes the sound. If 00:08:24.800 --> 00:08:26.120 you've ever been to one of these funerals, you 00:08:26.120 --> 00:08:29.220 know the sound. Shoveling. Yes. In both traditions, 00:08:29.500 --> 00:08:32.419 the community fills the grave. Not the cemetery 00:08:32.419 --> 00:08:35.279 workers. It's the family, the friends. I've been 00:08:35.279 --> 00:08:37.500 to a Jewish funeral where they did this. And 00:08:37.500 --> 00:08:41.419 the sound of the dirt hitting the wood, it's 00:08:41.419 --> 00:08:44.169 a thud you feel in your chest. brutal it's the 00:08:44.169 --> 00:08:46.409 most final sound in the world and that's the 00:08:46.409 --> 00:08:49.350 point it shatters any denial i've heard there's 00:08:49.350 --> 00:08:51.549 a custom of using the back of the shovel at first 00:08:51.549 --> 00:08:54.529 there is to show reluctance to physically say 00:08:54.529 --> 00:08:56.690 i hate doing this i don't want to say goodbye 00:08:56.690 --> 00:09:00.190 it's a physical expression of grief and in islam 00:09:00.190 --> 00:09:03.090 it's tactile too attendees will often place three 00:09:03.090 --> 00:09:05.830 handfuls of soil into the grave while reciting 00:09:05.830 --> 00:09:07.570 a prayer about being created from the earth and 00:09:07.570 --> 00:09:10.100 returning to it get your hands dirty So the body 00:09:10.100 --> 00:09:12.340 is buried. Everyone goes home. And this is where 00:09:12.340 --> 00:09:14.539 the two traditions seem to really diverge in 00:09:14.539 --> 00:09:17.379 how they structure grief. It does. If the burial 00:09:17.379 --> 00:09:20.159 is all about similarities, the mourning is about 00:09:20.159 --> 00:09:22.679 different strategies for the same pain. Judaism 00:09:22.679 --> 00:09:24.960 is incredibly structured. It builds a container 00:09:24.960 --> 00:09:27.820 for your grief. This is Shiva, the seven days. 00:09:28.100 --> 00:09:31.059 Right. For seven days, the immediate family stays 00:09:31.059 --> 00:09:34.259 home. They cover mirrors, sit on low stools. 00:09:34.360 --> 00:09:36.899 The community comes to them. You don't work. 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:39.379 You don't cook. You just grieve. It's like a 00:09:39.379 --> 00:09:43.000 prescribed breakdown period. It is. And then 00:09:43.000 --> 00:09:46.580 it steps down. The first 30 days, shloshim, you 00:09:46.580 --> 00:09:49.159 go back to work, but no parties. For a parent, 00:09:49.259 --> 00:09:51.740 you recite the Kaddish prayer for 11 months. 00:09:52.519 --> 00:09:55.539 It's a slow reentry. And now compare that to 00:09:55.539 --> 00:09:58.379 Islam, where the standard morning is three days. 00:09:58.419 --> 00:10:00.860 Three days, yes. That can sound... Honestly, 00:10:00.940 --> 00:10:03.039 a little cold, three days and you're done. It 00:10:03.039 --> 00:10:04.940 can, but the theology is different. There's a 00:10:04.940 --> 00:10:07.919 huge emphasis on accepting the will of God. Patience 00:10:07.919 --> 00:10:10.879 or saber. Yeah. Excessive, prolonged public mourning 00:10:10.879 --> 00:10:12.820 is discouraged because it can seem like you're 00:10:12.820 --> 00:10:15.200 protesting God's decision. So it's not about 00:10:15.200 --> 00:10:17.200 suppressing grief. It's about accepting the outcome. 00:10:17.500 --> 00:10:19.620 Right. You grieve, you cry, but you don't fall 00:10:19.620 --> 00:10:22.799 apart. You trust that they are with God. But 00:10:22.799 --> 00:10:25.759 there is one major exception to that three -day 00:10:25.759 --> 00:10:28.870 rule. The widow. Yes, the idda. For a widow, 00:10:28.970 --> 00:10:30.870 the period is strictly four months and ten days. 00:10:31.049 --> 00:10:34.070 That's incredibly specific. Why? Well, practically, 00:10:34.289 --> 00:10:36.570 it was to establish paternity if she was pregnant. 00:10:37.029 --> 00:10:40.009 But psychologically, it recognizes that losing 00:10:40.009 --> 00:10:42.730 a spouse is a fundamental restructuring of your 00:10:42.730 --> 00:10:45.289 life. It's a protected time to heal. I also want 00:10:45.289 --> 00:10:46.889 to clear up one thing from the sources, this 00:10:46.889 --> 00:10:50.450 idea of the 40 days, that the soul wanders the 00:10:50.450 --> 00:10:52.519 earth. I'm glad you brought that up. That is 00:10:52.519 --> 00:10:55.000 a cultural belief, not a religious one. There's 00:10:55.000 --> 00:10:57.820 no ghost phase in the Quran. The soul moves on. 00:10:57.860 --> 00:11:00.179 People might have a memorial at 40 days, but 00:11:00.179 --> 00:11:02.000 it's for the living. Okay, so the soul moves 00:11:02.000 --> 00:11:04.080 on. This brings us to the biggest fork in the 00:11:04.080 --> 00:11:06.179 road. Where do they go? This is where the mirror 00:11:06.179 --> 00:11:09.580 cracks. Islam gives you a clear map. Judaism 00:11:09.580 --> 00:11:12.620 gives you a philosophical debate. Chuckles. Okay, 00:11:12.700 --> 00:11:15.379 let's look at the map first. Islam is very explicit 00:11:15.379 --> 00:11:18.320 about the Akhirah of the hereafter. This life 00:11:18.320 --> 00:11:21.639 is a test. When you die, your soul enters a state 00:11:21.639 --> 00:11:24.200 called Barzakh. Barzakh. What's that? Think of 00:11:24.200 --> 00:11:26.019 it like a waiting room. The soul stays there 00:11:26.019 --> 00:11:29.039 until the day of judgment. And on that day, there's 00:11:29.039 --> 00:11:31.220 a bodily resurrection, an accounting of your 00:11:31.220 --> 00:11:34.639 deeds, and then a destination. Jannah, which 00:11:34.639 --> 00:11:38.000 is paradise, or Jahannam, hell. The stakes are 00:11:38.000 --> 00:11:41.779 incredibly high. They're eternal. And that drives 00:11:41.779 --> 00:11:44.769 your behavior in this life. Now, Judaism. One 00:11:44.769 --> 00:11:47.210 of the sources had that great quote, Jews believe 00:11:47.210 --> 00:11:50.309 in life more than the afterlife. That sums it 00:11:50.309 --> 00:11:52.730 up perfectly. The Jewish Bible is obsessed with 00:11:52.730 --> 00:11:55.230 this world, with Tikkun Olam repairing of the 00:11:55.230 --> 00:11:57.269 world we're in right now. But they do believe 00:11:57.269 --> 00:12:00.850 something comes next, right? Yes, but it's fuzzy. 00:12:01.570 --> 00:12:05.350 There's no one single view. There's a concept 00:12:05.350 --> 00:12:08.750 of Olam Haba, the world to come, and a place 00:12:08.750 --> 00:12:11.899 called Gehenem. Is that hell? Not in the eternal 00:12:11.899 --> 00:12:14.559 fire and brimstone sense. Think of Gehenna less 00:12:14.559 --> 00:12:17.500 like a prison and more like a spiritual washing 00:12:17.500 --> 00:12:20.259 machine. A washing machine for the soul. Exactly. 00:12:20.909 --> 00:12:23.090 Your soul needs to be cleansed of its mistakes 00:12:23.090 --> 00:12:25.809 before it can enter God's presence. And the maximum 00:12:25.809 --> 00:12:28.289 cycle is thought to be 12 months. Wait, is that 00:12:28.289 --> 00:12:30.309 why the Kaddish prayer for a parent is only said 00:12:30.309 --> 00:12:32.649 for 11 months? You got it. You say it to help 00:12:32.649 --> 00:12:34.990 them through, but you stop at 11 months. Because 00:12:34.990 --> 00:12:36.990 if you went the full 12, you'd be implying your 00:12:36.990 --> 00:12:39.029 parent was so bad they needed the full deep clean. 00:12:39.210 --> 00:12:41.370 I love that. Mom was good. She only needed the 00:12:41.370 --> 00:12:45.210 express cycle. Chuckles. Exactly. But the focus 00:12:45.210 --> 00:12:47.720 is always on the here and now. It's amazing, 00:12:47.759 --> 00:12:49.500 though. You have these two different theological 00:12:49.500 --> 00:12:52.519 engines, one driven by Judgment Day, the other 00:12:52.519 --> 00:12:56.179 by repairing the world. And yet they arrive at 00:12:56.179 --> 00:12:59.539 the exact same practices for how to treat a human 00:12:59.539 --> 00:13:02.320 body with dignity. It shows how much these rituals 00:13:02.320 --> 00:13:06.230 are for us, for the living. We need to do this 00:13:06.230 --> 00:13:08.389 stuff. We need to wash the body. We need to throw 00:13:08.389 --> 00:13:11.169 the dirt. In both traditions, death isn't a medical 00:13:11.169 --> 00:13:14.309 failure or a business transaction. It's a community 00:13:14.309 --> 00:13:17.049 event. You are held by the people around you. 00:13:17.190 --> 00:13:19.750 And you are held by that white linen. That's 00:13:19.750 --> 00:13:22.570 the image that sticks. The no pockets rule. It's 00:13:22.570 --> 00:13:24.610 the ultimate reality check, isn't it? It really 00:13:24.610 --> 00:13:27.450 is. And it makes you wonder if both of these 00:13:27.450 --> 00:13:29.429 ancient traditions insist that we leave this 00:13:29.429 --> 00:13:31.929 world with absolutely zero, no wallet, no phone. 00:13:32.129 --> 00:13:34.669 Huh. Why do we spend so much of our lives trying 00:13:34.669 --> 00:13:36.950 to fill our pockets while we're here? If the 00:13:36.950 --> 00:13:39.389 pockets are empty at the end, maybe the point 00:13:39.389 --> 00:13:41.929 is to focus on what we carry inside. That's a 00:13:41.929 --> 00:13:44.710 deep thought to end on. If you want to dive deeper 00:13:44.710 --> 00:13:46.789 into any of this, please check out the source 00:13:46.789 --> 00:13:49.169 material. It's a real treasure trove. There's 00:13:49.169 --> 00:13:51.289 always more to learn. Thanks for diving in with 00:13:51.289 --> 00:13:52.370 us. We'll see you next time.