<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mountain Bottom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transformative journeys begin at the Bottom of the Mountain.]]></description><link>https://mountainbottom.mokana.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3sGA!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9730d74d-7409-4f0a-b907-7d04cbd9e92c_502x502.png</url><title>Mountain Bottom</title><link>https://mountainbottom.mokana.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 18:32:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://mountainbottom.mokana.com/feed" rel="self" 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lacking.]]></description><link>https://mountainbottom.mokana.com/p/the-pain-of-death</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://mountainbottom.mokana.com/p/the-pain-of-death</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mountain Bottom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:30:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MUPU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad467395-1b4f-4cfb-8e2b-7895a98e836b_1024x608.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MUPU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad467395-1b4f-4cfb-8e2b-7895a98e836b_1024x608.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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which it came.</p><p>Humanity does not actually know what death is&#8230; does it? How could it? Death is the opposite of life, correct? Or is death simply one of the many fates&#8212;the gates&#8212;that one must pass through?</p><p>Do we&#8212;us, you and me, and everyone&#8212;become preoccupied with death only when it knocks upon our own door?</p><p>Are we afraid of living an unfinished life&#8212;having not lived to the fullness of our own potential&#8212;and thus avoiding the self-reflection, at the gravest of all costs, required to elevate our individual being&#8230; and to collectively perpetuate humanity as a species?</p><p>Is it best to develop focused intention on multiplying our innate gifts&#8230; rather than what society, country, or clan demands of us?</p><p>Is it best to live a life of compounding &#8220;good deeds&#8221;&#8230; over compiling wealth, power, and control?</p><p>Is it the fear of death that haunts us&#8230; or is it the method&#8212;or the means&#8212;by which each of us will individually&#8230; die&#8212;that subjective speculation of the pain experienced in the throes of our own demise&#8212;that will manifest as our ultimate torture&#8230; or are we simply afraid of what we so&#8230; do not know&#8230; beyond that which occurs after the termination of this mortal existence?</p><p>If you were to know that death would personally visit you on a certain date, at a specific time&#8212;what would you change, right now?</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Mountain Bottom.]]></description><link>https://mountainbottom.mokana.com/p/coming-soon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://mountainbottom.mokana.com/p/coming-soon</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mountain Bottom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 04:07:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3sGA!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9730d74d-7409-4f0a-b907-7d04cbd9e92c_502x502.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is Mountain Bottom.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://mountainbottom.mokana.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://mountainbottom.mokana.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>