For myself, there’s an element of acceptance and reducing the power of “negative emotions”, which I’ve practiced and gotten better at with age. It’s not that I no longer fear death, it’s just that I’m OK with fearing death, and the fear doesn’t cause me ongoing pain nor interfere with the joy of life. I try to do this with hunger, body aches, and the like as well—put some attention to whether there’s anything I’m going to do about it, then move on.
For myself, there’s an element of acceptance and reducing the power of “negative emotions”, which I’ve practiced and gotten better at with age. It’s not that I no longer fear death, it’s just that I’m OK with fearing death, and the fear doesn’t cause me ongoing pain nor interfere with the joy of life. I try to do this with hunger, body aches, and the like as well—put some attention to whether there’s anything I’m going to do about it, then move on.