--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: There is no death! Death is very much…" description: "\"There is no death! Death is very much like sunset. It is only an appearance. For, when the sun sets here, it rises elsewhere. In reality, the sun never..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fce/dada-vaswani-19669_appearance_there-is-no-death-death-is-very-much-lik_2584971.jpg" --- # There is no death! Death is very much like sunset. It is… ![“There is no death! Death is very much like sunset. It is only an appearance. For, when the sun sets here, it rises elsewhere. In reality, the sun never sets. Likewise, death is only an illusion, an appearance. For, what is death here is birth elsewhere. For life is endless.” quote by Dada Vaswani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fce/dada-vaswani-19669_appearance_there-is-no-death-death-is-very-much-lik_2584971.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fce/dada-vaswani-19669_appearance_there-is-no-death-death-is-very-much-lik_2584971.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fce/dada-vaswani-19669_appearance_there-is-no-death-death-is-very-much-lik_2584971.jpg) > “There is no death! Death is very much like sunset. It is only an appearance. For, when the sun sets here, it rises elsewhere. In reality, the sun never sets. Likewise, death is only an illusion, an appearance. For, what is death here is birth elsewhere. For life is endless.” [Dada Vaswani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-vaswani/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Death is a transition, not an end; life continues in other forms. **In simple terms:** Death is an illusion. Key Takeaway Embrace life's continuity. Themes mortality spirituality continuity Mood contemplative hopeful Type spiritual philosophical When to use this quote - grief counseling - spiritual practice - life planning Key Concepts rebirth philosophy Questions to Reflect On - How do you view death? - What gives you hope beyond life? A Different Perspective May conflict with scientific views. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Birth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/birth/) [Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/) [Illusion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/illusion/) [Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/) [Reality](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reality/) [Sun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sun/) [Sunset](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sunset/) ## Related quotes > [Death is like the setting of the sun. 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