INTRODUCTION

isyou.
Do you findthis frightening? Or is it a relief to know
this?Allofthesethingsyouwillhavetorelinquishsooneror
later. Perhaps you find it as yet hard to believe, and I am
certainlynot askingyou tobelievethat your identitycannot
befoundinanyofthosethings.Youwillknowthetrothofit
for yourself. You will know it at the latest when you feel
deathapproaching.Deathisastrippingawayofallthatisnot
you.Thesecret oflifeisto"diebeforeyoudie"—andfind
thatthereisnodeath.