Everyone deals with death differently, and they need to mourn in their own way; so learn to listen and be understanding.

An interesting rite of the Buddhists of Tibet and the Parsi of India was to offer their deceased human members of the community to birds of prey. These traditional “sky burials” grew out of a practical necessity in Tibet, later becoming part of the Buddhist tradition in Tibet. In India, the practice grew from the Zoroastrian religious tradition. What are the pros and cons of sky burials?