What happens when the physical body dies?

[Angelo D]

I watched Leo's video on what is death but am a little confused. When the physical body dies is it that A) there is void; B) there is still the current perceptions of my perceptual field just as there always was;  C) The entire idea that there is a physical body that can die is delusion and there is only the current perceptions in my perceptual field forever; or D) Something Else?

[SoonHei]

Decomposition

[Adam M]

Your physical body has already died and been reborn numerous times within your lifetime. The cells that make up your body are completely different from the cells that made up your body 5 years ago.

From a direct experience perspective, your body is made up of passing impermanent phenomena that are being born, existing, and dying in every moment.

What you call "your physical body" is just a series of transient sensations.

So, in this sense, your body is always changing...yet...something (in your experience) is remaining unchanged and unaffected by the constant changing of experience.

What is that thing that you call "you"?

Can that thing ever die?

Sure, I guess your physical body will eventually end... (and I'm not going to claim that I know forsure what will happen when that happens) 

What I think happens is that the content of the movie changes... but the screen stays the same ...

 

To be honest though, it's kind of silly to ask these questions from a dualistic frame of mind and expecting a logically coherent answer. The answer to your question is nonduality. But unluckily for you, nonduality can't be captured very well in a forum post.

Perhaps it would be beneficial to spend some time pondering about how body and death are both ideas. Neither of which are actually present in this moment here...

Your question is based in a fantasy.

Unwravel the fantasy, and the question is dissolved.

[Adam M]

Wait...Leo literally answers your questions (and then some) in the What is Death video.

Watch that video a couple more times.