This book considers some questions which people have struggled with over the centuries in their effort to figure out what their human life is all about, what meaning it has, if any, and what, if anything, happens next. One of the reasons they have engaged in this struggle is the desire to understand, to put into context and to find meaning in their existence. And it seems to me that pursuing those goals is both worthwhile and, perhaps even more important, something that will enrich the life of anyone who makes the effort. And thus, one of the things you should try to do before you die.
This is not a “How To” book. Rather, it’s a “here’s something to think about” book. The questions we’ll be looking at deal with issues concerning your “you” or yourself and whether that you is anything substantial or anything at all, and what might happen to that “you” after the death of your body. They deal with the way reality is structured, more precisely, with the way non-physical reality is structured, if there is any such. And whether there is any such. They deal with the spiritual and consciousness and mind, but these latter two not from the viewpoint of the physical sciences. Rather, these questions are seeking to understand what is true and what we should believe about our selves and the kind of existence these selves have and might have in the future.