Hope differences are ..../Near Death Experience.

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Dear Nayak Babu,

 

Namaskar. I have read far and wide about near death experiences after having

two almost exactly similar experiences. I came to know that more or less the

experiences are somewhat similar for normal human beings. The physical symptoms

apart, the mental and emotional ones are very interesting.

 

At that moment, whatever may be the time of the day, you experience the

junction between night and day. I myself experienced the evening with all

associated thoughts like the fading light, the birds chirping and going home to

roost, people tired at the end of the day going home to freshen themselves and

take rest. I felt as if tired with my experience in the world I too wanted rest.

 

Then I started remembering the happenings in my life. " Remembering " is a wrong

word, it was a mixture of a slide show and a film with both hazy and very clear

memories. Those stood out were the ones I felt I had committed mistakes and my

whole heart was filled with remorse. It was like a repentance.

 

Next I felt that I was not ready for the crossing over. I realised that I had

done absolutely nothing to prepare myself. That my whole life was engaged in

experiencing the world without a thought about death and its aftermath. I was

breathless and prayed hard for another chance, a chance to reform.

 

I have never lived a bad life or committed any major mistakes but even then I

felt miserable just because I was not ready. I felt somehow that I should have

been aware of the inevitable and sincerely prepared for it without unduly

wasting time on worldly matters.

 

After this came the very frightening part. I felt that I was being robbed of

my ego, my very existence. That the person, feelings and emotions that comprised

" ME " was about to be totally annihilated, wiped out, erased for ever. I did not

know what would remain when all that I was familiar with would disappear. It was

a horrible experience.

 

This is how far I went. Both fear and remorse was extremely strong. The need

for being familiar with the other side was very acutely felt. It was as if

nothing else mattered. What was important was " being aware " .

 

The two experiences came about a year apart and the second time too I felt I

was unprepared.

 

After I recovered from those days I found myself unable to relate fully with

the world with the intensity that was present earlier. At first I felt very

lonely and purposeless. But later I took to spirituality seriously and found

some solace. Earlier I used to read the scriptures mechanically but now I feel

the importance of the words and the need to sincerely and humbly put them into

practice.

 

I feel we all should be in this world and yet live with caution so as not to

get caught up completely in it. The more we are attached to this world, the more

the pain and agony while leaving it. The last moment will define how we have

lived. It is this last moment that is heaven or hell. I have read that even

those dying instantaneously also live these moments just as those dying the

normal way. Those who pass out in sleep or in a coma are unfortunate because it

is this moment when acutely experienced, that the process of " becoming aware "

starts. I have read mostly Buddhist literature on these aspects. My memory being

faulty I do not remember everything.

 

I feel we should also reflect every day on the inevitable and try to make life

meaningful. Cultivating compassion, love, respect for others, unselfish work is

very important.

 

The Buddhists say forgiveness and acute compassion MUST be cultivated. They say

that it is our own mind that becomes the judge at the end. It is the Chitragupta

that records everything. Being devoid of compassion and forgiveness it turns

upon us and judges us very cruelly.

 

By cultivating the good qualities and in being good and civil towards others,

we can ensure that our own mind is kind towards us in the end and will forgive

our trespasses when the time comes.

 

Maybe what is happening in the world is not meaningless. The events and the

experiences associated with them affect us and slowly transform us. Society too

gets transformed similarly. If we are aware of that transformation, accept it

willingly, and voluntarily work towards it then maybe the process will be easier

and we will be spared a lot of pain.

 

Today I feel very strongly that the world is a temporary shelter and we are

travellers resting here to gain some experiences.

 

After these experiences when I listened to Bhaja Govindam and the words, " At

the time of death not rules of grammar but your sincere spiritual practices

alone will come to your rescue " , tears came to my eyes as I soaked in the truth

in those words.

 

Regards,

Jagannath.

 

_____ , " C___ " <c_____ wrote:

>

> Dear Sir,

>

> Thanks a lot for sharing this beautiful piece of information.

>

> Just curious to know.

>

> How does it feel at the threshold of life and death ?

>

> Will it be right to say that, worldly pleasure does not really have a

> value in an individual's life ? So, all these happenings, mad race for

> better life in every individual level, societal level, national and

> international level is nonsense and meaningless ??

>

>

> Regards,

> Chinmaya..

 

 

 

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exactly the same thing as giving someone a vaccine, or a little bit of disease.

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