Who is afraid of life after death part. Is there life after death

It can be assumed that of all scientific disciplines, it is philosophy that should be more interested in researching the phenomenon of near-death experiences (NDEs) and carefully study them. After all, isn't philosophy concerned with questions of higher wisdom, the meaning of life, the relationship between body, mind and God?

PSPs provide data that is directly related to all of these issues. How is it possible that philosophy manages to collectively ignore and even ridicule these studies? It may seem incredible to those outside of academic philosophy that the vast majority of academic philosophers are atheists and materialists. By incorrectly using science to support their materialism, they systematically ignore scientific evidence that disproves their worldview.

What is even more surprising is that even those philosophers who are not materialists (and I think there are a growing number of them) refuse to look at this data. One might think that Cartesian dualists or Platonists would eagerly seize on evidence that strongly supports their view that consciousness transcends the physical world, but this is not the case.

To my surprise, he was just as skeptical as my fundamentalist materialist colleague. When I asked him why he was not interested, he replied that his beliefs in God, the afterlife, etc. based on faith; if these things were proven empirically, there would be no room left for faith, which is the basis of his religious beliefs.

I realized that PSPs are caught between two fires because they are not taken seriously by the two sciences, philosophy and theology, which should be interested in this phenomenon. Once theology and religion open the door to empirical data, there is a danger that this data may contradict some aspects of faith. Indeed, this is what happened.

The PSP data, for example, says that God is not vengeful, he does not punish or condemn us, and is not angry with us for our “sins”; Of course, condemnation exists, but, in this all the stories about PSP agree, this condemnation comes from the individual himself, and not from the Divine being.

It seems that all God can give us is unconditional love. But the concept of an all-loving, non-punishing God is contrary to the teachings of many religions, so it is not surprising that religious fundamentalists do not feel comfortable.

Strange allies

Over the years, I have come to the conclusion that both atheist and believer, from fundamentalist to fundamentalist, have something in common. Indeed, from an epistemological point of view, this commonality is much more important than the ways in which their views differ. They agree on the following: beliefs relating to the possible existence of a transcendental reality - God, soul, afterlife, etc. - are based on faith, not facts. If this is the case, then there can be no factual evidence to support these beliefs.

The belief that belief in a transcendental reality cannot be empirically verified is so deeply ingrained in our culture that it has the status of a taboo. This taboo is very democratic because it allows everyone to believe what they want to believe. This allows the fundamentalist to feel comfortable in the belief that reason is on his side, that there is no afterlife, and that those who believe differently have fallen prey to irrational forces of wishful thinking. But it also allows the fundamentalist to feel comfortable believing that God is on his side and those who think differently have fallen prey to the forces of evil and the Devil.

Thus, although the fundamentalist and the fundamentalist materialist take extreme opposing positions on the issue of attitudes toward the afterlife, these extreme positions unite them as “strange allies” in the struggle against the actual evidence of the afterlife that empirical research can reveal. The very suggestion that empirical research can confirm beliefs in a transcendental reality contradicts this taboo and threatens many elements of our culture.

The meaning of life

The PSP study has led to the following unequivocal conclusion: those who have experienced the PSP affirm the core values common to most of the world's religions. They agree that the purpose of life is knowledge and love. A study of the transformative impact of PSP shows that cultural values such as wealth, status, material, etc. become much less significant, and higher value acquire eternal values such as love, caring for others and the divine. That is, the study showed that survivors of PSP not only verbally proclaim the values of love and knowledge, but also try to act in accordance with these values, if not completely, then at least to a greater extent than before PSP.

As long as religious values are presented as just religious values, it is easy for popular culture to ignore them or mention them in passing during a Sunday morning sermon. But if those same values are presented as empirically proven scientific facts, then everything will change. If the belief in an afterlife is accepted not on the basis of faith or speculative theology, but as a verified scientific hypothesis, then our culture will not be able to ignore it. In reality, it will mean the end of our culture in its present form.

Consider the following scenario: further research into the PSP confirms in detail what has already been discovered; even more cases of confirmed authentic “out-of-body” experiences have been collected and documented; advanced medical technology makes even more cases of the “smoking gun” type described above possible; the study of those who have experienced PSP confirms the already noted change in their behavior associated with newly acquired (or recently strengthened) spiritual values, etc. Research is duplicated in different cultures with the same results.

Finally, the weight of factual evidence begins to tell, and scientists are ready to announce to the world, if not as a fact, then at least as a sufficiently confirmed scientific hypothesis:

(1) There is an afterlife.

(2) Our true identity is not our body, but our mind or consciousness.

(3) Although the details of the afterlife are unknown, we are sure that everyone will have a review of his life, during which he will experience not only every event and every emotion, but also the consequences of his behavior, positive or negative. The usual defense mechanisms by which we hide from ourselves our sometimes cruel and unmerciful attitudes towards others do not seem to operate during life review.

(4) The meaning of life is love and knowledge, to learn as much as possible about this world and the transcendental world and to increase our ability to feel kindness and mercy towards all living beings.

(5) Harming others, both physically and psychologically, will result in great trouble for us, since any pain caused to others will be experienced as our own during the review.

This scenario is by no means far-fetched. I believe there is enough evidence to present the above statements as "probable" and "more possible than not." Further research will only increase this likelihood.

When this happens, the effect will be revolutionary. When science announces these discoveries, it will no longer be possible to do things the same way as before. It would be interesting to speculate on what an economy would look like that attempted to meet the five empirical hypotheses above, but that is beyond the scope of this article.

The discoveries of PSP researchers will mark the beginning of the end of a culture driven by greed and ambition, which measures success in terms of material wealth, reputation, social status, etc. Consequently, modern culture has a great interest in obstructing PSP research by ignoring, refuting, and downplaying research findings.

I'll end this article with a little story. Charles Broad, writing in the mid-20th century, was president of the British Society for Physical Research. He was the last philosopher of international reputation who believed there was something to it. Towards the end of his life he was asked how he would feel if he discovered that he was still alive after the death of his physical body. He replied that he would rather be disappointed than surprised. He wouldn't be surprised, since his research led him to conclude that an afterlife most likely exists. Why are you disappointed? His answer was disarmingly honest.

He said he lived good life: He was financially secure and enjoyed the respect and admiration of his students and colleagues. But there is no guarantee that his status, reputation and wealth will continue in the afterlife. The rules by which success is measured in the afterlife may be completely different from the rules by which success is measured in this life.

Indeed, PSP research suggests that Charles Broad's fears are well founded, that "success" by other world standards is measured not in terms of publications, merit, or reputation, but in kindness and compassion for others.

Used with permission from Journal of Near-Death Studies.

Neil Grossman holds a PhD in history and philosophy from Indiana University and teaches at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is interested in Spinoza, mysticism and the epistemology of parapsychological research.

English version

One of the main questions for everyone remains the question of what awaits us after death. For thousands of years, unsuccessful attempts have been made to unravel this mystery. Apart from guesswork, there are real facts confirming that death is not the end of the human journey.

There are a large number of paranormal videos that have taken the internet by storm. But even in this case, there are a lot of skeptics who say that the videos can be faked. It is difficult to disagree with them, because a person is not inclined to believe in what he cannot see with his own eyes.

There are many stories about how people returned from the other world when they were near death. How to perceive such cases is a matter of faith. However, often even the most inveterate skeptics changed themselves and their lives when faced with situations that cannot be explained using logic.

Religion about death

The vast majority of the world's religions have teachings about what awaits us after death. The most common is the doctrine of Heaven and Hell. Sometimes it is supplemented by an intermediate link: “walking” through the world of the living after death. Some peoples believe that such a fate awaits suicides and those who have not completed something important on this Earth.

A similar concept is seen in many religions. Despite all the differences, they have one thing in common: everything is tied to good and bad, and a person’s posthumous state depends on how he behaved during life. The religious description of the afterlife cannot be written off. Life after death exists - inexplicable facts confirm this.

One day something amazing happened to a priest who was the rector of the Baptist Church in the United States of America. A man was driving his car home from a meeting about building a new church when a truck came towards him. The accident could not be avoided. The collision was so strong that the man fell into a coma for some time.

Arrived soon ambulance, but it was too late. The man's heart didn't beat. Doctors confirmed the cardiac arrest with a second test. They had no doubt that the man was dead. Around the same time, the police arrived at the scene of the accident. Among the officers there was a Christian who saw a cross in the priest’s pocket. He immediately noticed his clothes and realized who was in front of him. He could not send God's servant on his final journey without prayer. He said words of prayer as he climbed into the dilapidated car and took the hand of the man whose heart was not beating. While reading the lines, he heard a subtle groan, which shocked him. He checked his pulse again and realized that he could clearly feel the blood pulsing. Later, when the man miraculously recovered and began to live old life, this story became popular. Perhaps the man really returned from the other world to complete important matters at the behest of God. One way or another, but scientific explanation They couldn’t give this, because the heart cannot start on its own.

The priest himself said more than once in his interviews that he saw only the white light and nothing else. He could have taken advantage of the situation and said that the Lord himself spoke to him or that he saw angels, but he did not do this. A couple of reporters claimed that when asked what the man saw in this afterlife dream, he smiled reservedly and his eyes filled with tears. Perhaps he really saw something hidden, but did not want to make it public.

When people are in a short coma, their brain does not have time to die during this time. That is why it is worth paying attention to the numerous stories that people, being between life and death, saw a light so bright that even through closed eyes it seeps out as if the eyelids were transparent. One hundred percent of people came back to life and reported that the light began to move away from them. Religion interprets this very simply - their time has not yet come. A similar light was seen by the wise men approaching the cave where Jesus Christ was born. This is the glow of heaven, the afterlife. No one saw angels or God, but felt the touch of higher powers.

Another thing is dreams. Scientists have proven that we can dream anything that our brain can imagine. In a word, dreams are not limited by anything. It happens that people see their dead relatives in their dreams. If 40 days have not passed since death, this means that the person actually spoke to you from the afterlife. Unfortunately, dreams cannot be analyzed objectively from two points of view - scientific and religious-esoteric, because it’s all about sensations. You may dream about God, angels, heaven, hell, ghosts and whatever you want, but you don’t always feel that the meeting was real. It happens that in dreams we remember deceased grandparents or parents, but only occasionally does a real spirit come to someone in a dream. We all understand that it will be impossible to prove our feelings, so no one expands on their impressions further than beyond family circle. Those who believe in the afterlife, and even those who doubt it, wake up after such dreams with a completely different view of the world. Spirits can predict the future, which has happened more than once in history. They can show dissatisfaction, joy, sympathy.

There are quite famous story which occurred in Scotland in the early 70s of the 20th century with an ordinary builder. A residential building was being built in Edinburgh. Norman McTagert, who was 32 years old, worked at the construction site. He fell from quite a height, lost consciousness and fell into a coma for a day. Shortly before this, he dreamed of falling. After he woke up, he told what he saw in the coma. According to the man, it was a long journey because he wanted to wake up, but he couldn’t. First he saw that same blinding bright light, and then he met his mother, who said that she had always wanted to become a grandmother. The most interesting thing is that as soon as he regained consciousness, his wife told him about the most pleasant news that was possible - Norman was going to become a dad. The woman found out about her pregnancy on the day of the tragedy. The man had serious problems health problems, but he not only survived, but also continued to work and feed his family.

At the end of the 90s, something very unusual happened in Canada.. The doctor on duty at one of the Vancouver hospitals was taking calls and filling out paperwork, but then she saw little boy in white night pajamas. He shouted from the other end of the emergency room: “Tell my mom not to worry about me.” The girl was afraid that one of the patients had left the room, but then she saw the boy walk through the closed doors of the hospital. His house was a couple of minutes from the hospital. That's where he ran. The doctor was alarmed by the fact that it was three o'clock in the morning. She decided that she had to catch up with the boy at all costs, because even if he was not a patient, she needed to report him to the police. She ran after him for just a couple of minutes until the child ran into the house. The girl began to ring the doorbell, after which the mother of that same boy opened the door for her. She said that it was impossible for her son to leave the house, because he was very ill. She burst into tears and went into the room where the child lay in his crib. It turned out that the boy had died. The story received great resonance in society.

In the brutal Second World War one private Frenchman spent almost two hours firing back at the enemy during a battle in the city . Next to him was a man of about 40 years old, who covered him on the other side. It is impossible to imagine how great the surprise of an ordinary soldier in the French army was, who turned in that direction to say something to his partner, but realized that he had disappeared. A few minutes later, screams of approaching allies were heard, rushing to help. He and several other soldiers ran out to meet help, but the mysterious partner was not among them. He searched for him by name and rank, but never found the same fighter. Perhaps it was his guardian angel. Doctors say that in such stressful situations mild hallucinations are possible, but a conversation with a man for an hour and a half cannot be called an ordinary mirage.

There are quite a lot of similar stories about life after death. Some of them are confirmed by eyewitnesses, but doubters still call it a fake and try to find scientific justification for people’s actions and their visions.

Real facts about the afterlife

Since ancient times, there have been cases where people saw ghosts. First they were photographed and then filmed. Some people think that this is an edit, but later they are personally convinced of the veracity of the pictures. Numerous stories cannot be considered proof of the existence of life after death, so people need evidence and scientific facts.

Fact one: Many have heard that after death a person becomes exactly 22 grams lighter. Scientists cannot explain this phenomenon in any way. Many believers tend to believe that 22 grams is the weight of the human soul. Many experiments were carried out that ended with the same result - the body became lighter by a certain amount. Why - here main question. People's skepticism cannot be eradicated, so many hope that an explanation will be found, but this is unlikely to happen. Ghosts can be seen by the human eye, hence their "body" has mass. Obviously, everything that has some kind of outline must be at least partly physical. Ghosts exist in greater dimensions than us. There are 4 of them: height, width, length and time. Ghosts have no control over time from the point of view from which we see it.

Fact two: The air temperature near ghosts decreases. This is typical, by the way, not only for the souls of dead people, but also for the so-called brownies. All this is the result of the action of the afterlife in reality. When a person dies, the temperature around him immediately drops sharply, literally for an instant. This indicates that the soul leaves the body. The temperature of the soul is approximately 5-7 degrees Celsius, as measurements show. During paranormal phenomena, the temperature also changes, so scientists have proven that this happens not only during immediate death, but also afterwards. The soul has a certain radius of influence around itself. Many horror films use this fact to bring the filming closer to reality. Many people confirm that when they felt the movement of a ghost or some entity near them, they felt very cold.

Here is an example of a paranormal video that features real ghosts.

The authors claim that this is not a joke, and experts who watched this collection say that approximately half of all such videos are the real truth. Special attention deserves that part of this video where the girl is pushed by a ghost in the bathroom. Experts report that physical contact is possible and absolutely real, and the video is not fake. Almost all pictures of furniture moving may be true. The problem is that it is very easy to fake such a video, but in the moment where the chair next to the sitting girl began to move by itself, there was no acting. There are very, very many such cases around the world, but there are no fewer of those who just want to promote their video and become famous. Distinguishing fake from truth is difficult, but possible.

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Researchers ask the question: “How can we explain the phenomenon of near-death experiences?” In doing so, they usually assume that any acceptable explanation must be expressed in terms of concepts—biological, neurological, psychological—with which they are already familiar. It would be possible to explain the phenomenon of near-death experiences (NDEs) if, for example, it were possible to show what brain state, what drugs or what beliefs cause it.

Those who believe that PSP cannot be explained imply that it cannot be correlated with any physical or psychological condition.

I want to argue that this approach to explaining PSP is fundamentally flawed. As far as I know, no one who has experienced PSP feels the need to explain it in the simplified form that the researchers offer. For a PSP survivor, this needs no explanation because it is exactly what it is. It is at least the direct experience of consciousness, or mind, or ego, or personal identity - existing independently of the physical body. And only in relation to our deeply rooted materialist paradigm does PSP need proof, or rather, proof of its impossibility.
Materialism has been empirically proven to be false; hence, what requires explanation is the collective refusal of academia to look at the facts and accept them for what they are. Today academia is in the position of the bishop who refused to look through Galileo's telescope. Why is this happening?

Before answering this question, I want to speak about the nature and force of the facts that refutes materialism. In an article published in the Journal of Scientific Exploration in 1998, Emilia Williams Cook, Bruce Grayson and Ian Stevenson described "three characteristic features of PSP - increased mental activity, the ability to see the physical body from a different position in space, and paranormal perception." They then described 14 cases that satisfied these principles.

From an epistemological point of view, the third criterion, paranormal perception, is the most important. A materialist may, in principle, not explain how a person receives reliable information about events while outside the body.

Consider, for example, a case in which an experiencer of PSP accurately reports a conversation that took place in the waiting room while his body was unconscious in the operating room. Relevant information, transmitted in the form of sound or light waves, could not leave the waiting room, travel through the corridors and climb up the elevators to reach the sensory organs of an unconscious person. However, the person wakes up after the operation with the information.

This case (there are many) shows quite directly that there are non-physical ways in which the mind can obtain information. From this it follows that materialism is a false doctrine.

Smoking Gun

Perhaps one such case is the “smoking gun” that Michael Sabom described in his book Light and Death. In this case, the patient experienced PSP when her body temperature dropped to 60 degrees F and her body was completely drained of blood.

“Her electroencephalogram was silent, there was no brain response, no blood was flowing to the brain.” In this state, the brain cannot create any experiences. However, the patient reported deep PSP.

Those materialists who believe that consciousness is a product of the brain, or that the brain is necessary for conscious experiences, cannot explain such cases using their concepts. An impartial observer would have to conclude that not all sensations are produced by the brain, and that materialism has been empirically proven to be false. What requires explanation, therefore, is the utter failure of academia to look at the evidence and conclude: materialism is a false theory and consciousness can and does exist independently of the body.

Moreover, PSP is not the only evidence refuting materialism; there are many of them in other areas of research. Both spiritualism, which has been extensively studied since the time of William James, and Stevenson's authentic cases of children remembering their past lives, are replete with evidence against materialism.

The best epistemological analysis of such evidence is that of Robert Almeder. After a lengthy and detailed discussion of past life memories, he concluded that "it is rational to believe in reincarnation, given the facts." The correct conclusion, according to Almeder, should be: “It is unreasonable not to believe in reincarnation, given the facts.” I agree with Almeder.

Our collective unreasonableness regarding the wealth of evidence that refutes materialism manifests itself in two ways: (1) ignoring the facts, and (2) insisting on overly strict standards of factual evidence that, if accepted, would make any empirical science impossible.

Dogma and ideology

“Drug-induced hallucinations,” “the last glimpse of a fading brain,” “people see what they want to see,” were the most common phrases. One conversation in particular made clear to me the fundamental irrationality of pundits when it comes to the evidence that disproves materialism. I asked, “What about the people who accurately described the details of their operation?”

“Oh,” was the answer, “they may have subconsciously heard the conversation in the operating room, and their brains subconsciously translated the auditory information into a visual format.”

“Okay,” I replied, “what about cases where people report reliable information about an event that took place far from their body?”

“Oh, it’s just a coincidence or a lucky guess,” they reply.

Losing patience, I asked: “What would it take to convince you that this is true, maybe you yourself need to experience a near-death experience?”

Quite calmly, without raising an eyebrow, my colleague replied: “Even if I myself had such an experience, I would consider it a hallucination, but I would not believe that the mind can exist separately from the body.” He added that dualism (a philosophical thesis that states that mind and matter are independent substances, neither of which can be reduced to the other) is a false theory, and that there can be no evidence for what is false.

This was an important lesson for me, because in front of me was an educated, smart man, who said that he would not leave materialism, no matter what happens. Even his own experiences will not force him to abandon materialism. At that moment I realized two things. Firstly, this experience taught me not to challenge such things with stubborn colleagues; there is no point in arguing with someone who claims that his views are already established and he will not change them, no matter what I say.

Secondly, this experience taught me that it is important to distinguish between (a) materialism as an empirical hypothesis about the structure of the world, subject to evidence (this is the hallmark of a scientific hypothesis - that facts are essential to its truth or falsity) and (b) materialism as an ideology or a paradigm about how things “should” be, which is not subject to the facts (this is a sign of an unscientific hypothesis - evidence is not essential for its truth).

My colleague believed in materialism not as a scientific hypothesis that could be wrong, but rather as a dogma or ideology that “must” be true, regardless of contradictory facts. For him, materialism represents the fundamental paradigm in terms of which everything else is explained, but which itself is not subject to doubt.

I coined the term “fundamental materialist” to refer to those who believe that materialism is an immutable truth that is not subject to empirical evidence. I call this fundamentalism for explicit comparison with fundamentalism in religion. Fundamentalism implies conviction in the correctness of one's beliefs.

Just as a Christian fundamentalist is convinced that the world was created in the way described in the Bible (despite fossil evidence), a fundamentalist is convinced that everything that exists is made of matter or physical energy (despite PSP and other evidence). In fact, this too important point, their respective belief has nothing to do with factual evidence. As a fundamentalist colleague of mine put it: “There can be no proof of something that is not true.”

Regarding (a) materialism as an empirical hypothesis about the structure of the world, the evidence against it is overwhelming. Regarding (b) materialism as an ideology, proof is logically impossible. A complicating factor is that the fundamentalist believes that his belief in materialism is not ideological, but empirical. That is, he mistakenly places himself in category (a), while his behavior clearly falls into category (b).

Skeptics believe that by ignoring and dismissing evidence against materialism they are demonstrating a “scientific” approach. But if you ask them what kind of empirical evidence will convince them that materialism is wrong, they, like my colleague, are usually at a loss for what to say.

If they are not familiar with the data, they will put forward a criterion that, in fact, has already been met. Pointing out that there are many documented cases that satisfy the proposed criterion will simply make the criterion more stringent, and at some point cross the line between the reasonable requirement of scientific evidence and the unreasonable (and unscientific) requirement of logical evidence.

Courtesy of Journal of Near-Death Studies.

NEIL GROSSMAN
Dr. Neil Grossman holds a doctorate in history and philosophy and is a faculty member at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Hello. Oksana Manoilo is with you and we will discuss the questions: How not to be afraid of death. What is death and should we be afraid of it? This is not the first time we have returned to the topic, as many people are concerned about it.

How not to be afraid of death? Death has always been a source of fear for living beings, including humans. She does not divide them according to their actions. She doesn't care who they were or what they did, how talented or famous they were. She's just doing her thing.

What is death really?

It can be interpreted from a great variety of points of view known in our time. However, is death really what we imagine? Is this the end of everything and beyond is just emptiness? Or maybe heaven awaits us, or the depths of hell, depending on our deeds? In this article I will try to tell you what death is from an esoteric point of view and how not to be afraid of death.

If we discard all prejudices and speculations, then all that remains is the cessation of the functioning of the physical body. What happens to consciousness at this moment is no longer known for certain, but many believe that since consciousness is a consequence of the work of the brain, it also disappears.

However, is consciousness really just an effect and not a cause? The human body is, in fact, just his vehicle for the soul in this world. is immortal, and after the death of the body she leaves it, having received certain experience from life.

Where will the soul be after death?

Where the soul is during the intermediate phase, no one knows. This could be a completely different dimension, where reality is not three-dimensional and perception is not limited only by our current knowledge.

After spending some time, if of course it exists there, in subtle world, the soul, based on the experience gained from past lives, karmic debts (about them below), as well as the experience that it still wants to receive, sets the configuration of a new life, choosing the time and place of birth, as well as its future destiny. Then she begins her new life, having previously blocked all memory of past lives and limitless knowledge so that they do not interfere with gaining new experience.

Is it possible to remember a past life?

Of course, there are techniques with which you can remember your previous incarnations, but although this provides certain advantages, it also has certain disadvantages. There have been cases when, having remembered his past life, a person could no longer calmly live his current one, constantly tormented by the ghosts of a past that no longer exists. Therefore, you can engage in such practices only at your own peril and risk.

Does the soul suffer while in , depending on its actions during life? Most likely not.

The soul in the subtle world feels the endless flows of cosmic energies, travels through time and space, and has many more possibilities that we cannot understand or comprehend due to the limitations of our consciousness.

This can hardly be called suffering.

Laws of the Universe

However, this does not mean that you can do absolutely any obscenity, and it will not come back to haunt you. Two laws of the universe are still very effective and invariably punish people for crimes: the law of the boomerang and the law of karmic debt.

About the boomerang, I think everything is already known. Whatever you do will come back to you. This is not just a warning that parents use to scare their children, but current law universe. For the negativity that you cause to other people, it will return to you in kind, maybe not immediately and not in the form in which it was sent, and it may not seem to have anything to do with it at all, but it will certainly return. Fortunately, the boomerang law works not only for bad deeds, but also for good ones. Kindness, love, tenderness also return. And how. Remember this.

What is karma?

As for karma, many people already know about this. Karma is influenced by almost all our actions, and perhaps even thoughts, if they are aimed at harming other people. Having accumulated sins during one of its incarnations, the soul will be forced to atone for them in the next, if it does not have time in the current one, and maybe in the next ones, if there were enough sins for ten lives ahead.

Moreover, exactly the way you sinned towards another person will be treated towards you. Quite a lot of examples can be given: if you steal - you will lose your property, if you kill - you will pay with your life, if you have a beautiful appearance and play with people’s feelings - expect problems with them next life, drink constantly, or use drugs - say goodbye to your health and say hello to chronic diseases, and not only in this life. You should not accumulate karmic debts. Getting rid of them is difficult, time-consuming and unpleasant.

Why you shouldn't rush death

Some might think that since after death the soul simply begins a new life, then maybe suicide really is a way out of a difficult life situation? Like, I’ll just go to the next round, I’ll have better luck there.

I hasten to assure you that this is not so. Suicide is one of the most serious crimes leading to a huge karmic debt. During rebirth, you are entrusted with a mission - yours, and unauthorized departure from life is a direct refusal to fulfill it. You remain indebted to the Universe and your own soul, and this will not be in vain for you, rest assured.

Suicide

After suicide, your soul does not get the experience it was intended to have. And so your life will repeat itself again with minor changes. And it’s not a fact that it’s for the better. Typically in such situations, gender and sexual orientation change, or vice versa.

Plus the circumstances that forced you to commit suicide. Sometimes they only get worse so you can learn to overcome them. Therefore, we do not advise you to hastily leave this life. After all, this will not make anyone feel better, especially you.

If you are in a difficult situation, do not rush to take your own life. And remember - there are no unsolvable problems. Write to me and go through. I will help you look at the problem from a different angle and find a solution.

So, should you be afraid of death? Of course not. Fear of death is somewhat reminiscent of fear of the dark. When we are afraid of darkness, we are not afraid of the darkness itself, but of what may be hidden in it. People tend to be afraid of the unknown. However, now you know everything, don’t you?

Of course, there is also the instinct of self-preservation, which independently evokes in life-threatening situations, but it is not worth fighting with it, because it helps rather than hinders.

Knowledge is a great privilege and it is within your power to obtain it. You can learn more about the soul and its blocked capabilities from other articles on our website.

How can one not be afraid of death?

Death is an integral part of life, and without it the existence of the world is impossible. There is no point in being afraid of it, because it is inevitable and there is no suffering after it. Just bathing in the energies of the universe. And awareness of all your past incarnations for some time. And then new life. Don't be afraid of her, but don't rush to meet her either. Everything has its time. And when she comes, meet her without regrets or fear in your heart, and with a smile on your face.

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Near Death Experiences provide data that directly relates to all of these issues. How is it possible that philosophy manages to collectively ignore and even ridicule these studies? It may seem incredible to those outside of academic philosophy that the vast majority of academic philosophers are atheists and materialists. By incorrectly using science to support their materialism, they systematically ignore scientific evidence that disproves their worldview.

Strange allies

Thus, although the fundamentalist and the fundamentalist materialist take extreme opposite positions on the issue of attitudes towards the afterlife, these extreme positions unite them as “strange allies” in the struggle against the actual evidence of the afterlife that empirical research can reveal. The very suggestion that empirical research can confirm beliefs in a transcendental reality contradicts this taboo and threatens many elements of our culture.

The meaning of life

That is, the study showed that survivors of PSP not only verbally proclaim the values of love and knowledge, but also try to act in accordance with these values, if not completely, then at least to a greater extent than before PSP.

Finally, the weight of factual evidence begins to tell, and scientists are ready to announce to the world, if not as a fact, then at least as a sufficiently confirmed scientific hypothesis:

(1) There is an afterlife.

(2) Our true identity is not our body, but our mind or consciousness.

(5) Harming others, both physically and psychologically, will result in great trouble for us, since any pain caused to others will be experienced as our own during the review.

He said he had lived a good life: he was financially secure and had the respect and admiration of his students and colleagues. But there is no guarantee that his status, reputation and wealth will continue in the afterlife. The rules by which success is measured in the afterlife may be completely different from the rules by which success is measured in this life.

Used with permission from Journal of Near-Death Studies.