Chapter 15
In this way, we will suffer for our errors and punish them. One important thing is that you have to worry about 10 times or 20 times that you make a mistake. That's not true. But the death penalty will be more severe than the fact that the soul is suffering from its last birth. Once in 5 months, if a person suffers, he also decides that he must suffer for 2 years in his birth. That is why, you need to correct your emotions because they are being carried away after that. Once the model is completely developed, then a calm period begins with the soul.
Reborn:
Our reincarnation depends on the copy made in the soul between birth and rebirth
Is there life after death? What is death? Is death painful?
What happens after death? How does rebirth happen?
What after death?
These kind of related questions always fill our
mind, especially when any of our near or dear ones die. We feel
Suddenly some relationship has broken abruptly and wish there could
be a connection again. In this quest, our journey to find answers to
the above questions begins.
So, what happens after death?
The prime question in our minds 'What happens after death?'
it's actually a very interesting process. People feel death is painful and the journey post is horrifying, where I will go 'heaven or hell'. Read on to understand exactly.
Disconnection of the earth sole chakras
Approximately 4-5 hours before death, the earth sole chakras situated below the foot soles get detached, symbolizing disconnection from the earth plane. Hence, if you notice always before a person is
about to die, some hours before that you will find his feet cold. Later when the actual time to depart comes, it's said that Yama, the God of death comes to take away the person.
The Astral Cord
Actually it just cuts the astral cord, which is the cord connecting the soul to the body. Once this cord is cut the soul becomes free of the body and moves up and out of the body. As a soul always loves the body it held, it gets in the body back and tries very hard to move it and stay in it. If you must have seen there is sometimes a very
subtle, slight movement of the face, hand even after the person has died, it's actually the soul trying to get in because it can't believe its dead. There is still a feeling of aliveness. But just because the astral cord has been cut, it cannot stay there and is pushed upwards and out of the body. There is a pull from above, a magnetic pull to go up.
End of the physical body
At this stage the soul hears many voices, all at a time. These are nothing but the thoughts of those present in the room. The soul on its
part talks to his loved ones like he used to do and shouts I is not dead, but alas it cannot be heard.
Slowly and steadily the soul realizes that it's dead and there is no way back, then it reaches to approx. 12 feet. i.e., the height of the ceiling and sees and hears everything happening. Generally it will be there around the body till it is cremated. So, next time if you see a body being carried for cremation, be informed the soul is also part of the procession seeing, hearing and witnessing everything and everyone.
Detachment from the body
Once the cremation is done, the soul is completely of the belief that the main essence of its survival on earth is lost, the body it held or so many years has dissolved in the 5 elements. The soul Experiences complete freedom, the boundaries it had while being in the body are gone, it can just reach anywhere by mere thought. For 7 days the soul, moves about its places of interest like its favourite joint, morning walk garden, office, etc. If the soul is possessive of his money ,it will just stay near his cupboard, or if he is possessive of his children, it will just be in their room, clinging on to them. By the end of the 7th day, the soul says bye to his family and moves still upwards to the periphery of the earth plane to cross over to the other side.
The Tunnel
It's said that there is a big tunnel here which it has to cross
before reaching the astral plane. Hence it's said these 12 days are extremely crucial, we have to carry out the rituals properly and pray and ask forgiveness from the soul so that it does not carry these
negative emotions like hurts, hatred, anger, etc., at least from the near and dear ones. I recommend doing a hooponopono (an ancient Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and forgiveness) for 15 minutes
daily for 21 days from the day of death. All these rituals, prayers act like food for the soul which helps it in its onward journey and at the end of the tunnel it sees a huge bright light signifying the entry in the Astral world.
Meeting the Ancestors
On the 11th and then the 12th day in Hindus there are homas and rituals through which the soul is united with its ancestors, close friends, relatives and the guides. It's actually the same thing which happens on the upper plane. After the 12th day, all the passed away ancestors welcome the soul to the upper plane and they greet and hug
them exactly like we do here on seeing our family members after a long time. The soul then along with its guides is taken for goes through a life review of the life just completed on earth in the presence of the Great Karmic Board. It's here in the pure light that it's shown the whole past life.
Do the Dead need healing/ prayers/protection?
The dead always need serious healings and prayers for a variety of reasons, the most important one being not to be earthbound, that is stuck up in the earth plane itself. There are many reasons for the
Soul to be earthbound like unfinished business, excessive grief, trauma on death, sudden death, fear of moving on the astral plane, guilt, one of the most important being improper finishing of rituals, etc. The soul feels it needs a little more time to wait and finish and
move. This keeps them hovering in the earth plane itself. But alas, the time is limited. It's very important that they cross over in the 12 Days to their astral plane of existence, moreover as the entry for them to the astral world closes a few days after this.
Earthbound spirits lead a very miserable existence as they are neither in their actual plane nor in a body to lead an earthly life. They may not be negative or harmful but they are stuck up. Hence healings and our prayers are of utmost importance during this period so that the Departed soul crosses over to the designated astral plane peacefully.
In Hindu religion it's said not to visit temples and worship during these 12 days. But prayers are very much necessary by the whole family to help the dead. One more very important aspect to be updated with is the protection of the soul. Like we keep a small pen
knife/ nail cutter as protection from evil spirits under the baby's pillow, we need to protect the dead also to reach its destination- the astral world safe and sound.
'We don't die, we live on, death does not end it, and it's just a little break before we meet again'
Doctor Vishal Tells story in this aspect at the conference:
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