Ruparaga and Aruparaga | Natalie

Dhammarato and Natalie talk about two of the fetters: ruparaga and aruparaga.

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00:00:00 Ruparaga and the self preservation instinct (1/2)
00:06:10 Conceit and restlessness, children and tantrums
00:09:07 Ruparaga and the self preservation instinct (2/2), why is death taboo?, religion, sankaras
00:15:55 MN 63 - do we need to know where the arrow came from before we pull it out?
00:18:07 Aruparaga, mistranslations, Dhammarato's friend Jean's funeral celibration, Thanatos in Greek, Identity
00:33:16 Why is aruparaga a fetter?, monks who die intentionally
00:37:15 Natalie's dementia and assisted suicide story, Dhammarato's grandma's fear of death, Jimmy Durrante - "Did You Ever Have the Feeling"
00:43:01 Suicide, morality, travel, veterinarians, culture
00:56:51 When are ruparaga and aruparaga fetters?
00:59:47 How to help people who fear death?
01:09:04 On "death is the highest peace", metaphorical language and rebirth vs. reincarnation, unification of mind