Philosophy of Death !!

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, Aditya Mukhopadhyay <rivu03

wrote:

>> can you please explane this part a bit more.

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> Also is the next birth you are talking of(Most of the common herd)

is it the next physical birth on earth or

> birth in different relms (upper or lower) .

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Based upon Garud Puran, own experiences and wisdom gathered from

other books, I can say Death is a wonderful experience for those who

lived their life fully (spiritually), and Death is a horrible

torture for those, who did not understand the meaning of life.

 

Different people feel differently at the time of Death. First of

all let us the take the example of Common Herds...common herds here

does not mean poor people or uneducated people...here what i mean by

CH is those who are spiritually poor, who lived their life for

selfish ends, never thought of God, never did anything good for

others...and never thought of an after life.

 

When these type of people die, they just become unconscious at the

time of death, feel as if they are being sucked into a black tunnel,

or they may feel they are drowning into a whirlpool. Most of them

normally call their nears and dears (wife or children or

brothers) ...to save them...they grasp the hands of relatives

firmly, as if they will be saved.

 

Many of them start calling God too... but this calling is not due to

their love for God but out of fear, perhaps god could save them.

But God does not listen to them.

 

A bigger percentage of common herd, in their un-consciousness, leave

the body and reach lower astral planes...where they sleep till the

time ripes for their next birth. They do not see any heaven or Hell

during their transit.

 

A smaller percentage of common herd, who had infatuation with their

property, house or wealth...their souls do not cross the Aura of

earth...and they are stuck up in earth's area, sleeping and

wandering to find any chance to get a body. They do not leave any

chance to get a body, even if it is lizard or fly or mosquito or

snake... they just grab it and are born near their property, wealth

or relatives....such people take innumerable lower births till their

infatuation with wordly things/relations is weakened.

 

Then comes even lower people, who are animals in human bodies.

These type of people live like parasite on others...they are either

very violent and kill people for their selfish ends, or are

terrorising people, to get pleasure. These type of people, are met

by horrible astral figures (Called Yamadootas in garud puran)....who

tear away his soul from his body, giving them a pain of 1000s of

scorpion bites, and take him to nether-astral levels, where they are

put to various types of pains and sufferings, so that their

Anthakarana...knows the idea of pain which they gave to others.

After spending immeasurable time in such hells they are sent back to

earth in a body, where they are born with defects, or in utter

poverty, and they suffer physically for their past karma

 

Now comes, the middle ones...those who lived their life selfishly

but had a good heart,believed in God, sometimes helped the needy and

are normally peaceful people. Since they have mixed karma and are

better than the other two, they normally die a peaceful death.

 

Some of them see gods or angels or dead relatives taking them

towards higher planes. These type of people are shown different

levels of astral worlds where they suffer and learn lessons for

their selfish deeds, and also to some not so higher astral planes

where they may live happily with their ancestors, or some angels.

After the time ripens for them to learn new lessons...they are

forcibly sent to a body....and their next life is certainly a little

higher than last one....and thus slowly they ride on the stairs of

spirituality with each birth !!

 

In all cases above, the whole of their life is seen by them in a

few moments...and their Antakaran knows the final results of their

life, a moment before death.

 

(I will continue in next post about the sadhakas and higher souls

wht happens to them at death)

 

With my love

[Guest guest]

I read an excellent point, that I would like to share. A Guru told his

follower:

 

"Why are you scared of death? Death is such a wonderful release from

this body of pain, disease, urine & misery. You should not be scared

of death, but of being born. Because your next birth isnt in your

hands, & you might lose all your spiritual progress by being born in

the wrong family."

 

The last sentence is worth discussing. While I agree with Babaji that

Yogis are normally born in families where they can continue their

spiritual progress, sometimes, if they have hidden desires, they might

be born into families where these can be fulfilled. Then, if they dont

meet a good Guru, they might squander all their Good Karma, & lose all

their progress. There is even a saying in Indian Yogis about this:

 

"Tapeshwari se Rajeshwari, Rajeshwari se Narakeshwari"

 

"From Sainthood to King, from King to Hell".

 

There are a few exceptions- like Buddha was born a Prince, but he gave

up all to become a Yogi. But most people get stuck in pleasures &

forget God, & burn away all their good Karma.

 

Thats why the Guru says we should be scared not of death, but of

re-birth. There are 2 ways around this- one his to have a Guru who

will find you in the next life & turn you to God.(if you have read

Autobiography of a Yogi, Yogananda does this with his student who

died) This usually requires your Guru is a Siddha(immortal)- the odds

are immposible.

 

The 2nd way is to have extreme love & dedication to your Ishta

Devta/Devi. This is a much more reliable method, but also difficult as

the Gods like Shiva,Krishna,Durga demand complete surrender, & they

cant be fooled by show of spirituality.