Part 1 is here. It can be assumed that of all scientific disciplines, it is philosophy that should be most interested in research into the phenomenon of near-death experiences (NDEs) and carefully study them. After all, doesn't philosophy deal with questions of higher wisdom, the meaning of life, the relationship between the body, consciousness, and God?

Near-death experiences provide data that are directly related to all of these questions. How is it possible that philosophy has managed to collectively ignore and even ridicule these studies? To those who are not connected with academic philosophy, it may seem incredible that the vast majority of academic philosophers are atheists and materialists. Incorrectly using science to support their materialism, they systematically ignore scientific evidence that refutes their worldview.

Even more surprising is that even those philosophers who are not materialists (and their number, I think, is growing) refuse to look at these data. One might assume that Cartesian dualists or Platonists would greedily seize on data that convincingly supports their view that consciousness is superior to the physical world, but this is not the case.

To my surprise, he was as skeptical as my fellow fundamentalist. 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, then there would be no room 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. As soon as theology and religion open the door to empirical data, there is a danger that these data may contradict some aspects of faith. Indeed, it did.

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, there is condemnation, but, in this all the stories about the 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-punitive God runs counter to the teachings of many religions, so it's not surprising that religious fundamentalists don't feel comfortable.

Strange Allies

Over the years, I have come to the conclusion that both the atheist and the believer, from the fundamentalist to the fundamentalist, have something in common. Indeed, from an epistemological point of view, this commonality is much more important than where 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 so, then there can be no actual evidence to support these beliefs.

The belief that belief in a transcendental reality cannot be empirically verified is so deeply rooted 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 fundamental materialist to feel comfortable, being convinced that the mind is on his side, that there is no afterlife, and those who believe otherwise have fallen victim to irrational forces, wishful thinking. But it also allows the fundamentalist to feel comfortable believing that God is on their side, and those who think otherwise have fallen prey to the forces of evil and the Devil.

Thus, although the fundamentalist and the fundamental materialist take extreme opposite positions on the question of the afterlife, these extreme positions unite them as "strange allies" in the fight against the actual evidence of the afterlife that empirical research can find. The very suggestion that empirical research can confirm beliefs in a transcendental reality contradicts this taboo and threatens many elements of our culture.

Meaning of life

The study of the PSP has led to the following unequivocal conclusion: those who have experienced the PSP confirm 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 NSP shows that cultural values ​​such as wealth, status, material things, etc. are becoming much less important, and eternal values ​​such as love, caring for others, and the divine are becoming more important.

That is, the study showed that PSP survivors 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 simply religious values, it is not difficult 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 verified 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 confirmed scientific hypothesis, then our culture will not be able to ignore it. In fact, this will mean the end of our culture in its present form.

Consider the following scenario: further research on the PSP confirms in detail what has already been found; 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 experienced PSP confirms the already noted change in their behavior associated with newly acquired (or recently strengthened) spiritual values, etc. Studies are duplicated in different cultures with the same results.

Finally, the weight of the actual evidence begins to show, 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 not known, we are sure that everyone is in for a re-examination 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 attitude towards others do not seem to operate during life review.

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

(5) Harming others, both physically and psychologically, will turn out to be a great nuisance to us, since any pain that has been caused to others will be experienced as one's own during the revision.

This scenario is by no means contrived. I believe there is enough evidence to present the above statements as "likely" and "more possible than not". Further research will only increase this possibility.

When this happens, the effect will be revolutionary. When science announces these discoveries, it will no longer be possible to do business in the same way as before. It would be interesting to speculate on what an economy would look like if it tried to fit 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, and so on. Consequently, modern culture has a huge interest in hindering research on PSP by ignoring, refuting, and downplaying research findings.

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

He said that he lived a 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 be preserved in the afterlife. The rules by which success is measured in the afterlife may be quite 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 otherworldly standards is measured not in terms of publications, merit, or reputation, but in kindness and compassion for others.

Used with permission from the 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.

Life after the death of Danilova Elizaveta

Chapter 1. What is death and the fear of death?

What is the essence of the process of dying - is it the cessation of existence or the transition to a new level of being? What is death? Does human life end completely at the moment of death? Does an immortal soul remain after death? Mankind has never ceased to ponder over these questions throughout its existence: all thinking people have asked similar questions.

Philosophers tried to answer them at different times and in different countries. Entire philosophical schools have sought to find an acceptable answer to this question. Scientists at all times "fought" over the mysteries of life. Theologians approached these questions from a slightly different position and also gave their own version of the answer. But why do these questions do not cease to interest a person to this day?

The famous philosopher of the 19th century, S. Kierkegaard, wrote about the moment of death as follows: “Can you imagine anything more terrible than such a denouement, when a person’s being breaks up into thousands of separate parts like a crumbling legion of expelled demons, when it loses the most precious, most sacred thing for a person? - the unifying force of the personality, its single, existing self?

A person is born, grows, matures. At each stage, he learns himself and the world around him. Growing up, a person begins to realize himself as a person. Questions arise: “Who am I?”, “What am I in this world?”, “Why did I come to this world?” A person gradually realizes that his appearance (birth) in this world is aimed at the implementation of a task set by someone, the correct solution of which depends on the individual himself. At the same time, and inevitably, there is an understanding that once a person is born, then he will die someday. Anyone who first fully realized the inevitability of the coming end experiences an all-consuming horror that makes it difficult to comprehend that everything on earth is mortal and sooner or later ceases to exist, goes into oblivion.

Why is death so scary? The fact is that a person does not feel his birth: he cannot realize, feel this moment due to the fact that he simply does not remember it. Some scientists believe that a person only fully becomes a person, a full-fledged personality, when he begins to realize himself, that is, when he begins to “remember” himself. As soon as a person has memories to which he can return, then he can be considered a person.

The first memories of a person belong to 1-2 years of life, and awareness of oneself and the world around comes much later. Nevertheless, a person is already able to feel his growing up and be aware of the changes that occur in his body. At the same time, his attitude to the world around him, his assessment of reality, is also being transformed. Whereas he is unable to feel and realize the moment of death. A person cannot come to terms with the idea that sooner or later everything will end for him and he will cease to exist in this world. So many people who have experienced near-death experiences characterize their experience as something that is completely beyond description. Many have called their experience "ineffable." At the same time, they emphasized that what happened to them cannot be described with ordinary earthly words.

People are so arranged that they are afraid of the unknown. Death is also frightening, because it is something unknown and, possibly, entailing certain hardships. What happens when a person dies? What will he feel and feel when he leaves the world of the living? For some, the very idea that they will no longer be in this world is simply unbearable, they will lose their familiar environment, the warmth of the hearth, the attention of relatives and friends and will go “travel” through unknown worlds.

It used to be argued that no one can understand and feel the moment of death. Epicurus wrote in one of his writings:

“While we are, there is no death. When there is death, we are not.”

“The fear of death turns a person into an animal. In order not to become like an animal, one must overcome the fear of death.

This truth became fundamental for one of the sects of the 12th century, which preached a new Buddhism.

Ascetic monks tried to overcome the fear of death with the help of prayers and fasting. However, it is difficult for an ordinary person to overcome such a feeling. Each of us during his life accumulates a certain experience about life and death. We see how people are born and die around. But if birth is the appearance of a new person in the world, then death is his natural departure.

The moment of death is always shocking. For a person, the usual order of things is violated, since death first of all deprives us of communication with a certain person. A burial ceremony is performed and the human remains are lowered into the ground. And for everyone who is present at the same time, a picture involuntarily emerges: now the buried person is left alone in a cold closed box, covered with earth from above. From now on, the human body will remain underground in the grave, and worms will begin to eat it.

All these pictures that arise in the imagination of every person evoke horror of death and disgust, which are almost impossible to overcome. L. Tolstoy experienced the fear of death very painfully. But it was not his own death that worried him more, he was worried about his loved ones. Thus, he wrote, reflecting on the life and death of his children: “Why should I love them, raise them and watch over them? For the same despair that is in me, or for stupidity? Loving them, I cannot hide the truth from them - every step leads them to the knowledge of this truth. And the truth is death.

Very many people at the moment of death hear the voices of people who are next to them at that moment. And these voices are the last link that still holds a person in earthly life. But as soon as a person stops hearing this voice, he enters the realm of completely new impressions and feelings.

However, thinking about death, imagining what will happen to the human body when it is lowered into the grave, we do not stop thinking about death everyday, applying everyday standards to this phenomenon. But death is the cessation of the existence of only the corporeal essence. Every organic body that is born inevitably dies. The Russian philosopher N. Strakhov wrote:

“Decrepitude and death are a necessary consequence of organic development. For if any organism could perfect itself indefinitely, it would never reach maturity; he would always be only a teenager, a creature that is constantly growing, but who is never destined to grow up. And if an organism, in the epoch of its maturity, suddenly became unchanged, and consequently represented only recurring phenomena, then development would cease in it, nothing new would occur in it, and consequently, there could be no life. Death follows from the very concept of development. Death is remarkable for its speed. It quickly reduces the organism from a state of activity and strength to mere putrefaction. How slowly man grows and develops - and how quickly, for the most part, he disappears.

According to Strakhov, the reason for this speed lies precisely in the high organization of man and in the superiority of his development. And a highly organized being does not tolerate any significant violation of its functions. And if we start from this point of view, then death is a blessing.

But no matter how good these arguments are, they are unlikely to be able to reconcile each person with the inevitability of death, it is unlikely that a person will like that after a short life, eternal non-existence will follow. And will a normal adult perceive death as a blessing? And no matter how instilled the idea that everyone is mortal and that death is inevitable, still a person wants to believe that there is something else besides death, non-existence.

Religion helps to overcome the fear of death to some extent. After all, any religion puts forward the idea of ​​the immortality of the human soul. And let the body of a person be mortal, but his soul is immortal and at the moment of death leaves the material essence. We feel ourselves not only physically, but also spiritually. The death of the body is not so frightening if it is not accompanied by physical suffering. It seems that the human body falls asleep (not without reason they say, “eternal sleep”), but the soul remains, and this suggests that the perception of life with the help of consciousness, the mind does not stop, but only moves to a different level.

Saints are all the apostles, associates of Jesus Christ, as well as 70 of his disciples who preached the teachings of Christ in different parts of the earth. Faith in Jesus helped them perform miracles, heal people, and even raise the dead.

In religious ideas, the human soul goes to heaven or reaches nirvana, dissolves in eternal bliss. But what does science say about this? Professor V. M. Bekhterev tried to answer this question in his article "The Immortality of the Human Personality as a Scientific Problem".

It is an indisputable fact that when a person dies, his body begins to decompose. All atoms and molecules, which until then constituted an integral organism, gradually enter into new compounds and pass into a new state. The matter that forms the human body is thus almost completely transformed. But man is not only matter. In addition to matter, there is also energy: in nature there is a law of conservation of energy and this law knows no exceptions. Energy cannot suddenly arise and also suddenly disappear, it is able to move from one form to another. This law also applies to all manifestations of human neuropsychic activity.

“Not a single human action, not a single step, not a single thought expressed in words or even a simple look, gesture, facial expressions in general, disappears without a trace,” Bekhterev wrote. And since a person lives among his own kind, he in one way or another influences those around him with his psychic energy, and, consequently, he himself, in turn, experiences such an influence. And all neuro-psychic energy is formed in the form of a generalized social "superpersonality".

But she lives and exists long before the birth of a certain person, but also does not stop her life after his death.

A person, as it were, “poureds” his neuropsychic energy into the general neuropsychic energy of people. V. Bekhterev also clarifies that he is not talking about the immortality of some individual person, but about social immortality, since it is impossible to destroy the neuropsychic energy that forms the basis of the human personality.

V. Bekhterev in his article indicates that it is about the immortality of the spirit.

“This immortal spirit during the entire individual life, through mutual influence, passes, as it were, into thousands of surrounding human personalities. Therefore, the concept of the afterlife in the scientific sense should be reduced, in essence, to the concept of the continuation of the human personality beyond its individual life in the form of participation in the improvement of man in general and the creation of a spiritual universal human personality, in which a particle of each individual personality, at least already departed from the present world, and lives, not dying, but only transforming itself, in the spiritual life of mankind.

Often, in the dying state, people experience a sensation of movement. It seems to them that they are moving at a very high speed through some kind of dark space. They describe this space in different ways: a chimney, a well, a valley, a cylinder, a tunnel, a vacuum, a cave, a long corridor, an open door, a road, a path.

But these ideas of V. Bekhterev are not absolute truth: they are just an attempt to explain in a scientific way what is life, what is death and what happens to a person after death.

Each person overcomes the fear of death in his own way. Some live without thinking much about death. They live because they live. Others seek sensual pleasures and pursue material goods. For them, death is the end of everything. Still others try to bring the understanding of death under some scientific or philosophical concepts that explain this phenomenon. Death can be interpreted as an ordinary and inevitable natural process, or it can be presented as a transition to eternity and a harmonious merging with the life of the entire universe, with the universal mind. The fourth helps to overcome the fear of death by faith in the immortality of the soul and religious images.

And it is not at all necessary to look for the best option among them. As M. A. Bulgakov wrote in his famous work: "Everyone has that life and death, that immortality that he deserves."

In our age, when scientists make amazing discoveries and the secret is given less and less space in the life of modern homo sapiens, interest in the problem of life and death does not weaken. And still one asks the question: “What is death?” Striking research was conducted by California scientist Dr. R. Moody. He collected a variety of information about what a person experienced and felt during the time when he was on the verge of life and death. The researches of the scientist and the conclusions were striking and attracted a lot of attention.

His respondents expressed the same thought, which boiled down to the following: they are no longer afraid of death, they are not afraid of the fear of death. In his book Life After Death, Moody wrote:

“Many come to a new understanding of the essence of the other world. According to this new view, that world is not a one-sided judgment, but rather a maximum of self-disclosure and development. The development of the soul, the perfection of love and knowledge do not stop with the death of the body. On the contrary, they continue on the other side of being, perhaps forever, or, in any case, for some period, and with such depth that we can only guess. And the scientist comes to the conclusion that he can no longer believe that after the death of a person absorbs non-existence. "Life after death exists - and all the phenomena that I have become aware of are manifestations of this life."

However, not all scientists unconditionally agree with these conclusions: research in this area continues. The information that was provided to Dr. Moody by various people has much in common with the evidence that the Swedish mystic Emmanuel Swedenborg had. The famous scientist, who left behind works on mathematics, mechanics, astronomy, at the age of 55 turned to religious and mystical topics and, possessing powerful energy, brought himself to the state when the soul leaves the body.

Crescent. This symbol is very revered by Muslims. As Christians place a cross on the dome of a church, so a crescent moon is always placed on the spire of a mosque. This is a reminder of the day when the Prophet Muhammad left Mecca and went to Medina.

According to the scientist, he managed to feel himself out of the body: "A person does not die, he is simply freed from the physical body that he needs when he is in this world." Swedenborg argued that at the time of death a person passes from one state to another. However, the deceased person does not immediately realize, does not understand that he has died, because at this moment he is in some kind of “body”, which to some extent resembles his former physical body. And the spirit of a person is his soul, which after death lives in a real human form. At the same time, the spiritual state is much less limited than its former bodily existence. When a person ceases to be alive and enters a new level of being, perception, thought and memory become sharper, and all spiritual gifts become more perfect.

It is very convenient to believe in these statements. Moreover, many provisions are confirmed in various religions. But why not find the best answer to this question once and for all? (After all, even in ancient times, philosophers proved with equal persuasiveness both the mortality of a person and the immortality of his soul) Nevertheless, a single conclusion was never made: everyone independently finds an acceptable answer to the question "What awaits a person after death."

Of course, a person is completely free to disregard any arguments of science and all modern research. Any of us can generally ignore the scientific concept of life and death and stick to the point of view that suits him best.

Only one thing is certain: earthly life will certainly come to an end for every person. Sooner or later it will happen - it is not known, but in the end there will definitely be death. At the time of death, the unity of the spiritual and physical shell will be broken. Soul and body will no longer be one. The body will change, disintegrate into its component parts. But what happens to the soul after death - no mortal is given to know. We can only believe, guess or fantasize, but these are just our earthly thoughts about eternity. It is possible that a brilliant writer will be right and everyone will be rewarded according to his faith. And if you believe in the law of Divine justice, then everyone will be rewarded for his deeds. Some await heaven and eternal bliss, others hell and eternal torment. And the third, perhaps, will be granted eternal rest. But death, just like birth, everyone experiences individually and will never be able to tell either about his birth or about his death. This will remain the eternal mystery of life.

This text is an introductory piece.

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Is there life after the death of the physical shell - this question worries many people. Especially those who think about their destiny in this world. Whatever the Soviet stereotypes that there is no place for spirituality in the modern world, society tirelessly strives for self-knowledge and study. Despite the introduction of the foundations of atheism into the masses. The worldview of mankind is looking for a connection both with the Divine and with the other world. In which every living being will probably fall after his death.

Of course, modern science strives with all its might to refute the opinion about the existence of another dimension. But this question is raised not only by people of advanced age. The younger generation also wants to understand their existence. They also want to understand what awaits us after the soul leaves the body shell.

Why does a person have a fear of death

Each of us at least once feared for our own lives. All sorts of illnesses, internal experiences, the aggressive impact of society gave rise to thoughts of death. At the same time, causing a frantic desire to live and delay the last day as far as possible.

Why are we so afraid to leave this mortal world?

In fact, everything is conditioned by one's own "ego", which wants to continue earthly joys. In most cases, we are not so afraid for our lives as we are for those close to us. All experiences are fully justified, especially when it comes to the lives of their own children.

Not the last role is played by the fear of the unknown world. Perhaps everything will end on his deathbed. But it is quite real that beyond the boundaries of modern existence there is a parallel non-material Universe. We will look into this further.

Clinical death or acquaintance with the afterlife

Mankind is familiar with thousands of cases when a patient, being a few steps from his own death, saw something inexplicable. Being in a state of virtual coma, they observed not only the light at the end of the tunnel. But they also had the opportunity to see the deceased relatives. In addition, patients more than once spoke about the feeling of nirvana that they managed to experience. The pain subsided, the experiences subsided, and in the soul there was complete peace and harmony.

But long-buried close people forbade staying in such a state for a long time. They talked about the fact that it was not yet time to die, because the mission had not been completed. It was they who forced the soul to return to the body shell. After such visions, patients almost always came out of a coma. Vital forces were completely restored, but it was impossible to forget what he saw.

What Doctors Say About Clinical Death

Based on the foregoing, the opinion that the afterlife still exists takes place in the modern world. In addition, such cases were recorded both in our country and abroad. Of course, doctors have found confirmation of this phenomenon:

• According to the famous psychologist Paiel Watson. At the moment of clinical death, a person remembers the first seconds of his birth. The tunnel is actually a 10-centimeter birth canal, and not the so-called transition to the other world.
• Resuscitator Nikolay Gubin put forward his no less interesting theory. All sorts of hallucinations are due to oxygen starvation. Along with cardiac arrest, the respiratory system of the body also stops working, which leads to toxic psychosis. At the same time, hallucinations can have different durations, and the motive of visions is set by the very subconscious of a dying person. The light at the end of the tunnel is the unwillingness to die. Meeting with the dead - longing and sorrow for them in reality. The flight of the soul over the body - numerous scenes from films that the patient decided to "try on" for himself.
• Edinburgh hospital psychotherapist Chris Freeman also believes that absolutely all the pictures a person in a lethargic sleep saw during his lifetime in childhood, adolescence or more mature age.

Whatever the conclusions of doctors, I would like to believe in something mysterious. But to get an answer, you don’t want to go to the world of the dead at all. Perhaps we will be able to get one step closer to unraveling such an interesting mystery.

Life after death - research scientists

No matter how paradoxical it may sound, the opinions of scientists regarding this issue have split. Some, after a series of trials, say with confidence that the afterlife exists. Others completely renounce this hypothesis, motivating it with a number of evidence.

Nevertheless, researchers from different countries and universities agree with the fact. That in the first seconds after cardiac arrest, the brain begins to generate electrical impulses to the fullest.

American scientists have denied the existence of the other world

California Institute of Technology led by students and their supervisors. Call on the world to stop believing the legend that the afterlife exists. Advanced physicists have conducted a series of quantum tests to detect at least some particles of the spirit. Research has not yielded fruitful results. After that, American scientists declared publicly. "Those who express the opinion about the separation of the soul from the body are simply misleading the audience of listeners."

In addition, Sean Carroll (professor at the California Institute) believed that the hovering of the spirit after death could only occur in that case. If consciousness would not be one with the physical shell.

The British are on the verge of phenomenal discoveries

An unusual experimental plot, which was conducted more than 5 years ago in a hospital in the English town of Southampton, made mankind believe in a miracle. Cardiologist Sam Parnio recorded all sorts of data about the well-being of patients who were able to get out of a clinical coma. Studying the phenomenon of "incorporeal sensations", the doctor made a conclusion. “Despite the countless stories of their patients, there is not a single medical confirmation of these phenomena.”

After such a banal conclusion, Sam decided to conduct research without leaving the hospital. For the first time in the history of medicine, the director refurbished the institution and made it more convenient for research procedures. Colored pictures were installed on the ceiling. The medical staff recorded everything that happens to a person after a cardiac arrest. The activity of the brain, the first seconds of returning to life, emotions, experiences, facial expressions and even gestures were recorded.

More than half of the respondents claim that they did not see bright drawings, but felt the influence of otherworldly energy. To describe this state in simple words, it was a pious feeling of complete peace. Recordings from the words of people who were on the verge of death gave a more complete and understandable picture of such an incomprehensible phenomenon. Most of them are not afraid to die at the moment, but still want to live. Many have devoted themselves to charity, dedicating themselves to those in need.

Rebirth of the soul or "Reincarnation"

Reincarnation literally translates as "secondary rebirth into a new bodily flesh." The transition from the old state to the new, the working off of one's own karma, the evolution or degradation of consciousness - this is essentially what this tradition studies. Karma is the so-called mechanism that a person launches during his lifetime by his actions, thoughts and even words spoken during his existence.

After death, it is believed that souls reside in different worlds, moving from one level to another. In order for the spiritual component to move to a new, higher level. She needs to master centuries of experience. Each incarnation (rebirth) has its own program, which is derived with the help of karma from a past life lived. At the same time, the soul of the deceased can be reborn in a different era, poor or rich living conditions. As a result, the transitions from life to life can raise the consciousness to the highest level. At this stage, the soul can break out of the cycle of endless reincarnations and move into an endless bohemian world.

If the soul does not develop, but rather degrades, it is destined to wander. The reason for low levels in most cases is that a person does not look for a goal in life, does not know his own path, and puts material wealth first. Power, fame and money undoubtedly affect the quality of life. But do not forget about good deeds, which will add a considerable plus to your own karma.

Reincarnation - truth or fiction of a fool

Now it is difficult to say exactly when the opinion about the rebirth of the soul of the deceased into the body of an infant was born. But historians say that even the inhabitants of ancient Babylon believed that the human soul is immortal. According to their beliefs, death was not the end, but rather the birth of a new life. This private philosopher Maurice Jastrov repeatedly wrote about this in his teachings on infinite existence.

The emerging Babylonian opinion took root in the sciences of India. Indian philosophers contributed to the spread of the idea that reincarnation is based on the laws of karma. The concept of cycles of rebirth has found a place in moralizing in every corner of the planet.

At the moment, interest in revival has increased dramatically in European countries. Philosophical religions and oriental rituals became interested not only in the younger generation, but also in world famous personalities. Many psychotherapists use the so-called "past life therapy" in their practice.

With the help of hypnosis, they try to restore pictures from the patient's past life. Such methods allow to identify the causes of problems, behavioral patterns, diseases or phobias that have haunted the patient since birth.

Numerous surveys have shown that every fourth inhabitant of the planet believes in the rebirth of the soul. And every 8th saw pictures from the past existence. Moreover, mankind knows numerous proofs of this phenomenon.

Small children, being in a state of sleep, described the events that happened to them once. Some spoke in a foreign language, told their parents about their death and living conditions. In some cases, preschool children described historical events that they allegedly witnessed.

A skeptical view of reincarnation

Despite the fact that these teachings are actively promoted by Buddhist and Jewish philosophers, it is very difficult to find clear evidence of reincarnation. The theory of the eternal cycle is strongly rejected by modern researchers. The media also try to adhere to the traditional opinion - reincarnation is actually a pseudoscience that misleads society.

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At the same time, hypnotic visions are explained by the fact that the psychotherapist, influencing the subconscious, sets the program himself, after which the patient can see certain events. Due to false memory and hypnotic influence, people may claim to have visited another planet and even had contact with extraterrestrial beings. Experienced skeptics claim that these are just tests, and the person in this case acts as a “guinea pig”.

Phobias and all sorts of fears come from childhood - most professors think so. Gifts, talents and other creative abilities are the merit of parents, and not at all a trace of past lives. Man is a trusting creature, which is easy to inspire with any information. Skillful philosophers were able to introduce into the minds the judgment of eternal life, because who would not want to believe in a miracle?

Life after death - Esoteric

Another opinion regarding this issue is that we do not consist of only one physical shell. We are created from several thin materials, folded according to the principle of an old Russian toy. The level closest to us is ether or astral matter. This means that we simultaneously exist both in several dimensions - in the material and. To maintain vital processes, it is necessary to eat and drink clean water properly.

In the spiritual astral plane, everything is different - it is necessary to maintain contact with the Universe and not harm the environment. Subject to these rules, a person will be able to receive energy for new achievements and reach peaks in all his endeavors.

Death stops the existence of the densest matter - the body. From the physical shell at the moment of cessation of the work of all vital organs, the soul breaks out, which can only have a connection with the Cosmos. People who have experienced a complete cardiac arrest describe only a close level of outer space, because astral matter is not yet fully aware of the fact of death and is rushing about in search of explanations.

After doctors ascertain death, subtle matters gradually move away from a person. On the 3rd day after dying, the ether is separated, which is called the aura in the common people. 9th or 10th day - disintegration of emotional matter, 40th - disintegration of the mental body.

After forty days, the casual body goes to wander between the worlds until they get to where they have been prepared for a place. The grief of relatives, their tears and lamentations do not have the best effect on the state . Due to destructive emotions, they cling between worlds and may remain there.

Unsettled souls and séances

Many occultists believe that after dying, souls pass into another world. This world is unearthly and located far beyond the galaxy. Since the souls are non-material, their further refuge also has no space, time and boundaries. But only those people who have completed their mission on Earth and left in due time can get into the world of the dead.

Esotericism claims that suicides remain wandering among the living, being in eternal torment. Those who died on their own violated one of the laws of the universe. There is no place for such people among those who humbly endured earthly cares and waited for their end. The slain also remain unsettled, but only until the moment when his killer is punished.

It is believed that if human justice does not punish your hands in blood, you will receive punishment from above. Only after the spirit of the deceased with a violent death is convinced of this, he goes to his dead relatives in the world of eternal bliss.

In the occult sciences, there are known practices for calling the spirit into our world - spiritualistic sessions. The cause of paranormal phenomena is not exactly known, but psychics and esotericists claim that they have learned to keep in touch with the souls of the dead. In this they are helped by magical accessories and, of course, the gift of clairvoyance, which not everyone can master.

Whatever the moral teachings of various sciences, every person would like to believe in the immortality of the soul. And after his own death, to meet with his loved ones, who wanted to say so much during their lifetime.

Everyone will be able to reliably learn about the existence of the afterlife, but unfortunately we will not be able to tell about it.

Thanks to the progress of medicine, the resuscitation of the dead has become almost a standard procedure in many modern hospitals. Previously, it was almost never used.

In this article, we will not cite real cases from the practice of resuscitators and the stories of those who themselves suffered clinical death, since a lot of such descriptions can be found in books such as:

• "Closer to the Light"
• Life after life
• "Memories of Death"
• "Life at death" (
• "Beyond the threshold of death" (

The purpose of this material is to classify what people saw in the afterlife and present what they told in an understandable form as evidence of the existence of life after death.

What happens after a person dies

“He is dying” is often the first thing a person hears at the moment of clinical death. What happens after a person's death? At first the patient feels that he is leaving the body and a second later he looks down at himself hovering under the ceiling.

At this moment, for the first time, a person sees himself from the outside and experiences a huge shock. In a panic, he tries to attract attention to himself, scream, touch the doctor, move objects, but as a rule, all his attempts are in vain. Nobody sees or hears him.

After some time, the person realizes that all his senses remained functional, despite the fact that his physical body is dead. Moreover, the patient experiences an indescribable lightness that he had never experienced before. This feeling is so wonderful that the dying person does not want to return back to the body.

Some, after the above, return to the body, and this is where their excursion into the afterlife ends, someone, on the contrary, manages to get into a kind of tunnel, at the end of which light is visible. After passing a kind of gate, they see a world of great beauty.

Someone is met by relatives and friends, some meet with a bright being, from whom great love and understanding emanates. Someone is sure that this is Jesus Christ, someone claims that this is a guardian angel. But everyone agrees that he is full of goodness and compassion.

Of course, not everyone manages to admire the beauty and enjoy the bliss. afterlife. Some people say that they fell into gloomy places and, returning, describe the disgusting and cruel creatures they saw.

ordeal

Those who returned from the "other world" often say that at some point they saw their whole life in full view. Each of their actions seemed to be a randomly thrown phrase and even thoughts flashed before them as if in reality. At this moment, a person was reconsidering his whole life.

At that moment there were no such concepts as social status, hypocrisy, pride. All the masks of the mortal world were thrown off and the man appeared before the court as if naked. He couldn't hide anything. Each of his bad deeds was displayed in great detail and it was shown how he affected those around him and those who were hurt and suffering by such behavior.

At this time, all the advantages achieved in life - social and economic status, diplomas, titles, etc. - lose their meaning. The only thing that is subject to evaluation is the moral side of actions. At this moment, a person realizes that nothing is erased and does not pass without a trace, but everything, even every thought, has consequences.

For evil and cruel people, this will truly be the beginning of unbearable internal torment, the so-called, from which it is impossible to escape. The consciousness of the evil done, the crippled soul of one's own and that of others, becomes for such people like an "unquenchable fire" from which there is no way out. It is this kind of judgment over deeds that is referred to in the Christian religion as ordeals.

Afterworld

Having crossed the line, a person, despite the fact that all the senses remain the same, begins to feel everything around him in a completely new way. His sensations seem to start to work one hundred percent. The range of feelings and experiences is so great that those who have returned simply cannot explain in words all that they had a chance to feel there.

Of the more earthly and familiar to us in terms of perception, this is time and distance, which, according to those who have been in the afterlife, flows there in a completely different way.

People who have experienced clinical death often find it difficult to answer how long their post-mortem state lasted. A few minutes, or several thousand years, it made no difference to them.

As for the distance, it didn't exist at all. A person could be transported to any point, to any distance, just by thinking about it, that is, by the power of thought!

The surprising point is that not all of the resuscitated describe places similar to heaven and hell. Descriptions of the places of individual individuals simply stagger the imagination. They are sure that they were on other planets or in other dimensions, and this seems to be true.

Judge for yourself word forms like hilly meadows; bright green of a color that does not exist on earth; fields bathed in wonderful golden light; cities indescribable in words; animals that you will not find anywhere else - all this does not apply to descriptions of hell and paradise. People who visited there did not find the right words to intelligibly convey their impressions.

What does the soul look like

In what form do the dead appear before others, and how do they look in their own eyes? This question is of interest to many, and fortunately those who have been abroad have given us the answer.

Those who have been aware of their out-of-body experience report that it was difficult for them to recognize themselves at first. First of all, the imprint of age disappears: children see themselves as adults, and old people see themselves as young.

The body also changes. If a person had any injuries or injuries during his lifetime, then after death they disappear. Amputated limbs appear, hearing and sight return, if it was previously absent from the physical body.

Meetings after death

Those who have been on the other side of the "veil" often say that they met there with their deceased relatives, friends and acquaintances. Most often, people see those with whom they were close during life or were related.

Such visions cannot be considered a rule; rather, they are exceptions that do not occur very often. Usually such meetings act as an edification to those who are still too early to die, and who must return to earth and change their lives.

Sometimes people see what they expected to see. Christians see angels, the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, saints. Non-religious people see some kind of temples, figures in white or young men, and sometimes they see nothing, but feel "presence".

Soul communion

Many resuscitated people claim that something or someone communicated with them there. When they are asked to tell what the conversation was about, they find it difficult to answer. This happens due to the language they do not know, or rather slurred speech.

For a long time, doctors could not explain why people do not remember or cannot convey what they heard and considered it to be just hallucinations, but over time, some returnees were still able to explain the mechanism of communication.

It turned out that there people communicate mentally! Therefore, if in that world all thoughts are "heard", then we need to learn here to control our thoughts, so that there we will not be ashamed of what we involuntarily thought.

Cross the line

Almost everyone who has experienced afterlife and remembers her, talks about a certain barrier that separates the world of the living and the dead. Having crossed over to the other side, a person will never be able to return to life, and every soul knows this, even though no one told her about it.

This limit is different for everyone. Some see a fence or a fence at the edge of a field, others see a lake or sea shore, and still others see it as a gate, a stream or a cloud. The difference in descriptions follows, again, from the subjective perception of each.

After reading all of the above, only an inveterate skeptic and materialist can say that afterlife this is fiction. Many doctors and scientists for a long time denied not only the existence of hell and paradise, but also completely ruled out the possibility of the existence of an afterlife.

The testimonies of eyewitnesses who experienced this state on themselves drove into a dead end all scientific theories that denied life after death. Of course, today there are a number of scientists who still consider all the testimony of the reanimated to be hallucinations, but no evidence will help such a person until he himself begins the journey to eternity.