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Death and Dying: Five Invitations
Studies have shown that when the mental state of dying patients is not disturbed by sedation or other medication—in other words, when they are fully conscious and capable of responding to their environment with awareness unimpaired—their predominant emotion is not fear but calmness, the more so if they have established belief in the continuity of life.
(Philip Kapleau, The Zen of Living and Dying: A Practical and Spiritual Guide)