The following explanation is a theory based on Hindu Scriptures and most of the rituals we perform on earth. Each of us have our opinion and spiritual experiences.
Is there life after death? What is death? Is death painful? What happens after death? How does rebirth happen? After death?
These kind of related questions always fill our mind, especially when any of our near or dear ones die. We feel suddenly some relationship has broken abruptly and wish there could be a connection again. In this quest, our journey to find answers to the above questions begins.
*So, what happens after death?*
This is the prime question in our minds. Actually we are very scarred of it not knowing what is going happen to our identity. It is actually a very interesting process. People feel death is painful and the journey is horrifying, where will I go ‘ heaven or hell’. Garuda Puranam explains so many things.
*Disconnection of the earth sole chakras*
Approximately 4-5 hours before death, the earth sole chakras situated below the foot soles get detached, symbolizing disconnection from the earth plane. Hence, if you notice always before a person is about to die, some hours before that you will find his feet cold. Later when the actual time to depart comes, it is said that Yama, the God of death comes to take away the person's soul for judgement and punishment.
*The Astral Cord*
Actually it just cuts the astral cord, which is the cord connecting the soul to the body. Once this cord is cut, the soul becomes free of the body and moves up and out of the body. A soul always loves the body it held, it gets in the body back and tries very hard to move it and stay in it. You must have seen there is sometimes a very subtle, slight movement of the face, hand even after the person has died, its actually the soul trying to get in because it cant believe it is dead. There is still a feeling of aliveness. But just because the astral cord has been cut, it cannot stay there and is pushed upwards and out of the body. There is a pull from above, a magnetic pull to go up.
*End of the physical body*
At this stage the soul hears many voices, all at a time. These are nothing but the thoughts of those present in the room. The soul on its part talks to his loved ones like he used to do and shouts I am not dead, but alas it cannot be heard. Slowly and steadily the soul realizes that it is dead and there is no way back , then it reaches to approximately 12 feet. i.e the height of the ceiling and sees and hears everything happening. Generally it will be there around the body till it is cremated. So, next time if you see a body being carried for cremation, be informed the soul is also part of the procession seeing, hearing and witnessing everything and everyone.
*Detachment from the body*
Once the cremation is done, the soul is completely of the belief that the main essence of its survival on earth is lost, the body it held for so many years has dissolved into the 5 elements. The soul experiences complete freedom, the boundaries it had while being in the body are gone, it can just reach anywhere by mere thought. For 7 days the soul, moves about its places of interest like its favorite joint, morning walk garden, office, etc. If the soul is possessive of his money, it will just stay near it, or if he is possessive of his children, it will just be in their room, clinging on to them. By the end of the 7th day, the soul says bye to his family and moves still upwards to the periphery of the earth plane to cross over to the other side.
*The Tunnel*
It is said that there is a big tunnel appears, the soul has to cross before reaching the astral plane. Hence its said these 12 days are extremely crucial, we have to carry out the rituals properly and pray and ask forgiveness from the soul, so that it does not carry these negative emotions like hurts, hatred, anger, etc at least from the near and dear ones. All these rituals, prayers act like food for the soul which help it in its onward journey. At the end of the tunnel it sees a huge bright light signifying the entry in the astral world.
*Meeting the Ancestors*
On the 11th and then the 12th day in Hinduism, there are homas and rituals through which the soul is united with its ancestors, close friends, relatives and the guides. It is actually the same thing which happens on the upper plane. After the 12th day, all the passed away ancestors welcome the soul to the upper plane and they greet and hug them exactly like we do here on earth, when we see our family members after a long time. The soul then along with its spiritual guides, goes through a life review of the life just completed on earth in the presence of the Great Karmic Board. The whole past life is shown in pure divine light.
*Life Review*
There is no judge, there is no God here. He judges himself, the way he judged others in his lifetime. He asks for revenge for people who troubled him in that life, he experiences guilt for all wrongdoings he did to people and asks for self punishment to learn that lesson. Based on this a complete life structure is created by the soul himself, called the blue print. All the incidents to be faced, all problems to be faced, all challenges to be overcome are written by us in this agreement. In fact we choose all minute details like age, person, circumstances for all incidents to be faced by us.
*Blue print*
This is the way we judge ourselves and in guilt ask for punishment. One thing to note is that many say you will have to face 10 times or 20 times of what paapams you did. That’s not true, depending on the amount of guilt in the soul, it will ask for punishment of suffering. If it has more guilt, then for some trouble he gave for 5 months to someone, he will ask for 2 years of suffering. Hence its always said, clear your emotions, because it’s the same thing we carry forward to the other side too. Once this review is done our whole blue print of the next life is formed, then there is a cooling period.
*The re-birth*
We are born depending on what we have asked for in the agreement. It can take 20-30 years or even more also for a re- birth. We choose our parents and enter the mothers womb either at the time of egg formation or during the 4-5th month or sometimes even at the last moment just before birth. The universe is so perfect, so beautifully designed that the time, place of birth constitutes our horoscope, which actually is a blue print of this life. Most of us feel that our stars are bad, we are unlucky, in actual they just mirror your agreement. Once we are reborn, for around 40 days the baby remembers its past life and laughs and cries itself without anyone forcing it to. The memory of the past life is completely cut after this and we experience life as though we did not exist in the past.
*The agreement starts..*
It is here that we are completely in the earth plane and the contract comes into full effect. We then blame God/ people for our difficult situations and curse God for giving us such a difficult life. So, next time before pointing to the Divine, understand that its just helping us to complete and honor our agreement which is fully and completely written by us. Whatever we have asked for and pre decided we are expereincing. Friends, relatives, foes, parents, spouses all have been selected by us in the blue print and comes in our lives based on this agreement. They are just playing their parts and are merely actors in this film written, produced and directed by us.
*Do the Dead need healing/ prayers/protection?*
The dead always need serious healings and prayers for a variety of reasons, the most important one being not to be earthbound, that is stuck up in the earth plane itself. There are many reasons for the soul to be earthbound like unfinished business, excessive grief, trauma on death, sudden death, fear of moving on the astral plane, guilt, one of the most important being improper finishing of rituals, etc. The soul feels it needs a little more time to wait and finish and move. This keeps them hovering in the earth plane itself. But alas, the time is limited. It is very very important that they cross over in the 12 days to their astral plane of existence, moreover as the entry for them to the astral world closes a few days after this.
Earthbound spirits lead a very miserable existence as they are neither in their actual plane nor in a body to lead an earthly life. They may not be negative or harmful but they are stuck up. Hence healings and our prayers are of utmost importance during this period so that the departed soul crosses over to the designated astral plane peacefully. In Hindu religion its said not to visit temples and worship during these 12 days. But prayers are very much necessary by the whole family to help the dead.
Finally, for someone who has lost a near and dear one, don’t feel sad. ‘We don’t die, we live on, death does not end it, it is just a little break before we meet again.'
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