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THERE IS NO DEATH ONLY A CHANGE OF WORLDS

Latin translation: Mors non est, tantum mutatio mundi

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English term or phrase:	There is no death, only a change of worlds
Latin translation:	Mors non est, tantum mutatio mundi
Entered by:	Milena Sahakian

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English term or phrase: THERE IS NO DEATH ONLY A CHANGE OF WORLDS

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mors non est, tantum mutatio mundi

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mors non est, tantum mutatio mundi

Luis Antonio de Larrauri

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mors non est ibi, tantum mundi mutati

Constantinos Faridis

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there is no death only a change of worlds mors non est ibi, tantum mundi mutati

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INTRODUCTION “There is no death, only a change of worlds.”

“There is no death, only a change of worlds.” Native American Proverb. I have had the honor of meeting with hundreds of hospice patients ...
www.sacredvigil.com/files/D_V_V_pp6_7.pdf

Constantinos Faridis
Greece
Local time: 22:34
Native speaker of: Greek

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Asker: I saw this document as well. Thank you for fast response!

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there is no death only a change of worlds

mors non est, tantum mutatio mundi

Explanation:
This is one possibility.

Non est mors, tantum mutatio mundorum, if you want to be more literal ('mundorum' is the plural of 'mundi')

Cf. this saying of Martial: Aut ubi mors non est, si jugulatis, aquae?

Reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DLUkw5EXT_mA
Reference: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/taylor/holy_dying.viii.iii.html

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