To become fearless from death, which Chapter 37 calls the great fear of worldly existence, a devotee must hold firmly to the Guru’s pair of feet. The Guru will then grant the non-dual intellect, which removes all fear. Regarding what happens after the body passes, the text explains that death is not an end into nothingness. Using the analogy of a pot, it states that if a pot is broken, only its form is destroyed, but the 'pot-existence' remains in the pieces. Similarly, the passing of a body does not end one's being, as the effect (the manifest body) is never separate from the cause (Pure Being). The gross simply dissolves into the subtle cause.
The text mentions death as the great fear of worldly existence. How can a devotee become fearless, and what happens to a person's existence after the body passes away?
📖 Chapter 37