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Illness and death

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Suffering, care, dying, mourning, and hope beyond death. The scale runs from -2, framed as a danger, to +2, celebrated as a gift. It means the same for every area. What is measured is what a text does, not whether it is right.

How the traditions frame it

-2 as a danger to +2 as a gift
TraditionFramingBasis
Orthodox (Christianity) +0.7 ± 0.1 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 63 of 244 texts
Sunni +0.4 ± 0.1 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 56 of 291 texts
Catholic +0.9 ± 0.1 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 36 of 140 texts
Theravada +0.1 ± 0.1 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 28 of 101 texts
Protestant +0.7 ± 0.1 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 27 of 141 texts
Free church +0.5 ± 0.1 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 26 of 119 texts
Mahayana +0.3 ± 0.2 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 23 of 34 texts
Humanist +0.2 ± 0.1 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 22 of 114 texts
Zen +0.3 ± 0.1 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 22 of 49 texts
Vaishnava +0.2 ± 0.1 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 15 of 53 texts
more traditions (14)
Orthodox (Judaism) +0.0 ± 0.2 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 14 of 42 texts
Queer community +0.0 ± 0.3 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 14 of 81 texts
Hinduism +0.5 ± 0.2 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 11 of 73 texts
Reform +0.6 ± 0.2 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 9 of 38 texts
Ahmadiyya +0.7 ± 0.2 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 9 of 26 texts
Climate movement -0.9 ± 0.5 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint 8 of 140 texts
Tibetan -0.1 ± 0.3 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 7 of 13 texts
Buddhism +0.6 ± 0.2 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 7 of 13 texts
Judaism -0.2 ± 0.3 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 6 of 55 texts
Sikhism +0.8 ± 0.2 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 5 of 30 texts
Philosophical +0.3 ± 0.3 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 3 of 8 texts
Shia +0.3 ± 0.3 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 3 of 31 texts
Baha'i +0.5 ± 0.5 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 2 of 23 texts
Alevi +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened one mention

In their own words

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A figure like "+1" is ambiguous. An address about possessions held in trust and a prosperity gospel both land there, for opposite reasons. Here are the sentences the figures came from, set alternately by tradition.

Wo liegt der Tod? Im Training. Wenn man gut trainiert hat und ein Vorfall eintritt, kann er uns retten.
Theravada +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 25690904pm--ตายสงบได้เพราะหมั่นฝึกใจ 2026-11-01
Das eigentliche Leid du ka entsteht nicht durch das Altern an sich sondern durch unsere unser Festglammern an der Jugend und Gesundheit sowie den Wunsch dass die Dinge anders sind.
Mahayana +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 1567-Alter als Krankheit Teil 3 - Buddhismus im Alltag - Achtsamkeit im täglichen Leben 2026-10-30
Wahre Geduld ist wie das Betreten von Glasscherben und das Ersticken deiner Schreie. Während du sitzt und die Stücke von deiner Haut entfernst, brennen Tränen in deinen Augen vor Schmerz, und du lächelst und sagst kein Wort.
Sunni +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Patience always triumphs! 2026-10-21
The risen Christ continually suffers with all who suffer
Orthodox +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Patriarch Daniel: God responds with mercy when human suffering reaches its limit 2026-10-20
na abhikrama naśo nāsti pratya-vayo 'pi dosha
Hinduism +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Is Your Spiritual Progress Ever Lost? | Essence of the Geeta | Episode 94 2026-10-15
Physically, it was one of the most painful experiences of my life. But on the level of consciousness, it was one of the most peaceful and even joyful experiences, as I felt the wisdom of the Gita lifting me above the agony of my body.
Vaishnava +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened How Life Led Me to the Gita—and the Gita Led Me Through Life 2026-10-14
The person who receives the request for prayer is not like a doctor who asks: "What can I do?" Instead, they ask a rather different question: "What will the Holy Spirit do?"
Protestant +0, descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction Four Kinds of Healing 2026-10-11
Even in our crazy time and world, Jesus is still the best alternative. No matter what role in our life, but especially as our Saviour, as our friend.
Free church +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Come with me, if you want to live. 2026-10-11
However, a comfortable positive and optimistic mind does not get senile. Nevertheless excessive thinking, illusions and delusions and especially negative thinking can weaken the memory.
Zen +0, descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction # 325 The human lifespan 2026-10-06
Religious knowledge can guide others only when it becomes visible in the behavior of the person who possesses it.
Shia +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened From “Journey to the East” to “Journey to the West”: Knowledge, Self-Cultivation, and Responsibility in the Legacy of Aqa Najafi Quchani 2026-10-06
I have always believed that to be true. But I thought it referred to the one who has passed on. I could not understand how it applied to the one who was left behind. Now I understand.
Baha'i +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Healing Through Arts 2026-10-05
The presentation is therefore rather transparent than suggestive and invites independent thought. That is certainly something one can say.
Philosophical +0, descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction Freigeist (86) • "Life, Body, Death" • Audio column by Helmut Fink 2026-10-01
Our Shahids do not die egoistically to escape an uninhabitable world, but rather to leave behind, in their aftermath, the tools to build a more inhabitable world, to contribute to the unfolding of history in a more just direction.
Sikhism +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened On Shahadat: Sacrifice, Witness, Remembrance | Damanpreet Singh | Sikh Research Institute 2026-09-29
In the face of current tendencies that attempt to redefine the value of human life in illness, suffering, and old age, the Grotto of Massabielle stands as a place of Christian hope.
Catholic +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Apostolic Journey to France: Holy Mass in the Prairie of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes (27 September 2026) 2026-09-27
Gravesites with secular messages are melancholic, they touch more deeply than religious invocations. Gravesites that make one reflect on individual transience.
Humanist +0, descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction A Billy Goat and Football Boots Instead of a Crucifix 2026-09-25
Through our own grieving we give God permission to grieve. Through God's own grieving, God gives us the same.
Reform +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened This is What I Will Do (Yom Kippur 5787) 2026-09-21
The author of this book is still alive at the time of writing. This is the only biographical fact that really matters.
Judaism +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Rabbi Walter Rothschild: 'A Rather Dramatic Time' 2026-08-28
I believe it was clear to me from the very beginning that there was something in Kapeau's experience that resonated universally, that has a universal resonance.
Buddhism +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Why Jon Kabat-Zinn Made Mindfulness Popular 2025-07-13
Eine solche Sicht auf Medikamente und auf Medizin an sich speist sich zumeist aus einem vulgären Verständnis von Machtkritik und will sich gar nicht seriös mit der Ambivalenz von Medizin beschäftigen.
Queer community -1, as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint Proteste nach Razzia im Casa Kuà: Selbstbestimmung trifft Sozialrecht 2026-10-26
Wasser ist ein Menschenrecht, nicht der Gewinn von Unternehmen. Schließe dich der globalen Bewegung an – unterschreibe die Petition heute.
Climate movement -2, as a danger or transgression that is warned against Pig waste is polluting Mexico’s Maya rainforest. But local communities are fighting back 2026-10-22
The difference between ordinary people and prophets is, however, that the concern of the prophets, in contrast to that of the general public, is never accompanied by despair. They feel no hopelessness. They harbour the unshakable certainty that God will never let them perish.
Ahmadiyya +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 09.10.2026 | The Perfect Trust of the Promised Messiah (as) in Allah | German Translation 2026-10-10
The only problem you have is that you do not make the four fundamental thoughts your own.
Tibetan +0, descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 062 - The 9 Yanas - June 2026 - 2b 2026-10-01
We must take something from every suffering, whether it is the suffering of the body or the suffering of the mind.
Theravada +0, descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 25690809pm--อย่าทุกข์ฟรีๆ 2026-10-08
Nach buddhistischer Sicht entsteht Leiden nicht durch das Altern selbst, sondern durch das Anhaften und den inneren Widerstand.
Mahayana +0, descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 1566-Alter als Krankheit Teil 2 - Buddhismus im Alltag - Achtsamkeit im täglichen Leben 2026-10-28

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