Whether you like it or not, if you are a health and wellness communicator and you start promising people that death is not real, or that it does not exist, many people will grab onto it. Even a weak argument can spread if it is delivered with confidence, especially when others already believe it and the speaker carries credibility. If that person sounds scientifically informed, it becomes an even stronger sales angle. That is how people get pulled into bad ideas. That is how snake oil spreads.
At the same time, there are credible thinkers teaching very precise philosophy. The most refined parts of Buddhism and Hinduism offer detailed observations about the nature of the mind and, to some extent, reality itself. But even these systems reach a limit. There is a point where knowledge runs out.
That is where certain schools of Zen step in and say, in effect, no contest. Stop there. Do not build stories beyond what can be directly experienced. There is no need to speculate about reincarnation or metaphysical certainty. There is only this moment, this breath, this experience happening now.
Many ancient traditions blend clear psychological insight with mystical thinking. They use symbolic or magical ideas to bridge the gap between what can be observed and what remains unknown. That does not make them useless, but it does mean we have to be careful. We have to separate what is practical and verifiable from what is imaginative or comforting.
The work is to stay grounded. To use what helps us become more aware, more regulated, and more honest, without drifting into belief systems that promise certainty where none exists.