The answer to the questions of how the soul leaves the body after death and where it rushes further is asked by all people at different periods of their lives. More often they worry those who have crossed the threshold of old age: the elderly understand that earthly existence is coming to an end, there is a transition to another state ahead, but how this will happen and what's next is a mystery that no one has yet been able to unravel.
What happens after death
From a biological point of view, death is the cessation of vital processes in the human body, which entails a stop in the work of all internal organs, the death of tissues.
Skeptics who believe that from the moment of extinction of the functions of the brain, being ceases completely, in fact, there are few.
Most people are sure that death is the beginning of a new existence. It is noteworthy that the ranks of the latter include not only ministers of the church, believers, but also representatives of science and medicine. This is due to the fact that some phenomena in the real world cannot be explained. The existence of the soul has not been officially proven, but there are also no refutations.
Most people believe that there is something beyond death, while everyone has their own vision, depending on religion or their own beliefs: someone believes in God, some represent energy fields and clots, a matrix, other dimensions, and so on. But there are also those who are sure that with the cessation of body functions, human existence is completed, since the opposite has not been proven and belief in the continuation of life is the result of the fear of death and nonexistence.
Believers believe that the mental body of a person - a soul, goes to Heaven or Hell, or is reborn in a new shell, re-entering the world. Each religion has its own opinions and postulates, which have not been confirmed or refuted.
The only scientifically proven fact is the weight loss of the deceased, which is 21 grams, which suggests the idea of a soul leaving the body.
Testimonies of survivors of clinical death are considered specific evidence of the existence of the other world. Such people usually describe progress through a tunnel, in front of which an unearthly light shines, indistinct sounds similar to the whispers of God or the singing of angels.
Others define the moment of separation from the body as falling into an abyss and the appearance of a sickening smell, screams, groans. Comparing these stories, it is assumed that the Gardens of Eden and Gehenna of Fire exist, and after separation from the material body, the soul goes there.
Regardless of the religion of the eyewitnesses, they are convinced of one thing - consciousness continues to exist after separation from the material shell.
Where does the soul go and where is
In comparing the postulates of different religions, there are similarities that will be with the soul of the deceased immediately after death and in the next 40 days.
First day
In the first minutes, when the soul leaves the body, it stays close to it, trying to realize and understand what happened. For her, what happened is a serious shock: relatives are crying and scurrying around, she is not reflected in the mirror (hence the custom of covering them with towels so as not to frighten the deceased), cannot touch material objects, relatives do not hear her.
The only desire she has is to return everything to its place, since she does not understand what to do next.
This opinion gave rise to the custom of putting the dead on fire on the first day after death - in this way the soul rushes faster into eternal life, and does not remain attached to the body. Burning, according to Hinduism, is the best way of burial - if you put the deceased in a coffin and bury it in the ground, the astral body will see how its material shell decomposes
3 days
In Christianity, there is a custom to bury the deceased on the third day after biological death occurs. It is believed that by this time the soul is completely separated from the body and, accompanied by an angel, sets off to prepare for eternal life.
This period is recognized as a turning point. Having finally realized its state, the soul leaves home and begins to visit places dear to it during its lifetime. However, she will definitely return, so relatives living at home should not be hysterical, cry loudly, lament - this causes her pain and torment. The best help for the deceased is reading the Bible, prayers, calm conversation with the deceased, from which he will be able to understand what to do next.
It is believed that like any organism, even if it is immaterial, the soul is hungry. She needs to be fed. And not a slice of black bread with a glass of vodka. It is better if the family in the first 40 days, sitting down at the table, will put a plate of food for the deceased.
9 days
At this time, the soul goes on ordeals - passing obstacles on the way to God's throne. There are 20 of them in total and two angels help them pass. Ordeals are governed by evil spirits who present violations of the deceased in a certain commandment. Angels protect the deceased by talking about good deeds. If the list of bad deeds is more impressive than the list of defenders, they have the right to take the soul to Hell, if it is equal or more, the tests continue.
On this day, for the first time, the deceased is remembered: this helps him during a difficult path by the fact that the number of good deeds increases: the more people desire the Kingdom of Heaven, the more likely it is that the Lord will intercede for the deceased with equal good and evil deeds.
40 days and after
Day 40 is the day of judgment. Angels accompany the soul, already conscious of sins, to God for "passing judgment." An important role in the decision is played by how relatives, friends, acquaintances who remember him these days speak about the deceased.
Prayers and services held in the temple for repose help the Lord to make a positive decision and give eternal life in heaven. It is better to order the latter 2-3 days before the fortieth day, since help is needed before the Court, and not after.
For the entire forty-day period, loved ones can feel the presence of a soul in the house: dishes are ringing, doors are opening, footsteps, sighs are heard, reactions of animals are observed. Do not be afraid of such phenomena - these are good signs.
It is advisable to talk to your heart, remember pleasant moments, look at photographs. On the fortieth day, it is customary to go to the cemetery, commemorate the deceased, accompanying him on his eternal journey - after this period, the soul flies away forever.
If people do not know what to do after a relative has died, it is advisable to talk to the priest, talk about fears, doubts, ask for advice on how to act correctly on these days.
What does a person feel when they die
How the process of dying looks like can be learned from the testimonies of people who were revived after clinical death. Almost 80% of those who have been beyond the brink of life say that they felt the moment of separation of the soul from the body, saw from the side the events taking place with the material shell.
These processes caused rather psychological emotions - positive or negative. When people were resurrected, they returned to the real world in a joyful or anxious, frightened mood, respectively.
However, another question is also interesting - what is felt at the physical level, whether death causes pain. For the answer, it is advisable to consider what happens to the body after death from a biological point of view.
Regardless of how a person died: he was killed, he died from an illness, old age came - the key factor in the end of life is considered to be the cessation of oxygen supply to the brain.
From the moment of stopping its supply until the loss of consciousness, the "shutdown" of all feelings, it takes 2-7 seconds, during which the dying person may feel pain, discomfort:
- fever, a feeling of rupture in the lungs from the movement of water through the respiratory organs;
- pain from burns, the body seems to be on fire;
- lack of oxygen;
- pain at the site of tissue rupture, and so on.
It is noteworthy that if death does not come by a sharp violent way, endorphin is released in the body - the hormone of joy, and the transition to another world does not cause pronounced negative, painful sensations.
They characterize the decomposition processes: it cools down, stiffens, and after a few hours it becomes soft again. By the decision of the relatives, the date of burial is chosen (on what day it is done depends on the reasons and circumstances of death or death), and the funeral ceremony is performed.
What he sees and feels after death
It becomes possible to find out what happens to the soul immediately after death thanks to the stories of people who returned to reality after clinical death.
View from the outside
In the first moments, a person is surprised that consciousness still lives in him, that is, he continues to think, feel emotions, but from the outside, without a physical component. He sees what the people around his body are doing, but at the same time he cannot touch them or communicate something.
Some succeeded in a short period of time, while doctors returned their brains to life, to make a journey: to visit their home or places dear to their hearts, relatives, even if they were hundreds of kilometers from the building where the cardiac arrest occurred. People also noted that they saw a beautiful creature - an angel, the Lord, who called with them.
Some met with deceased relatives, while the latter told the dying man that his time to leave the world had not yet come, and he appeared earlier than it was supposed to.
Most of the people reluctantly returned to their bodies from oblivion, as they felt bliss and peace.
Tunnel
Almost everyone can see the bright radiation ahead of the long, dark tunnel. Eastern religions interpret that the soul leaves the body through the holes:
- eyes;
- nostrils;
- navel;
- genitals;
- anus.
The moment of passing through the body to this exit, in front of which the outside world is visible, is perceived as moving along a narrow corridor with an incredible glow in front.
An interesting fact - the radiance was felt even by those for whom death came at night.
Divine light gives peace of mind, calming the soul, disturbed by a new reality for itself.
Sounds
The reality around is filled not only with new visions, but also with sounds, therefore, those who visited the next world could not call it emptiness.
Their stories about sounds are different, but the fact that they are present remains in common:
- indistinct conversations, which are called the communication of angels;
- buzz;
- heavy, disturbing hum;
- the rustle of the wind;
- crackle of broken branches and others.
Do Heaven and Hell exist
Everyone chooses the answer to this question for themselves, but for believers it is unambiguous - they exist.
According to the Holy Scriptures, Paradise is the Heavenly Kingdom located in another, parallel reality, therefore, invisible to living people. The Heavenly Father himself sits there on the throne, and on his right hand sits his son - Jesus Christ, who will return to earth again on the day of the Last Judgment.
On this day, according to the Bible, the dead will rise from their graves, meeting him, and will find life in the new Kingdom. At the same time, the earth and heaven existing today will disappear, and the eternal city - New Jerusalem - will appear.
There is no data in the biblical teaching about where new souls come from, but some people who remember their birth and previous life before they were born tell interesting stories.
So, before the conception of a child takes place, his consciousness lives in another reality and tries to find a mom and dad, and when the choice is made, it comes to them. The legend is similar to the truth, since many babies are very similar in appearance, character and behavior to already deceased relatives. They say about such children that loved ones are born again in them, return to the family.
Whether the soul of the deceased is capable of transmigrating into a newborn or not is unknown, but the birth of a child is the only proven way to live forever, albeit in a genetic continuation.
An important question is whether the souls of deceased relatives meet after death. He has no definite answer. Most likely, only those who live in Paradise or who have not yet gone to earth for rebirth can count on this. According to the stories of loved ones who come to their relatives in a dream, most of them met relatives.
How the soul says goodbye to family
The love of dead people for their loved ones does not disappear anywhere, it remains constant. And although the dead cannot get in direct contact, they try to support the living and help them. Often, family meetings take place in a dream, as this is the only possible way to contact those who remained on earth.
Souls in dreams come to those who cannot come to terms with their death and ask to let them go or report that they forgive relatives who feel strong guilt before them. This is specific proof that the deceased remain with their loved ones for many years and continue to hear them. Therefore, it is important to constantly hold commemorations on the anniversary of death, parental Saturdays, on any days when the desire arises to do this.
Sometimes the departed ask to give them some thing. This is done through the deceased: on the day when he is buried, come goodbye and put the object in the coffin with a request to give it to the servant of God (name). You can just bring the item to the grave.
How to talk to the deceased
It is not worth disturbing the dead for no reason out of idle curiosity - the soul lives in heaven in tranquility and peace, and if you try to call it with the help of a spiritualistic session through a photo, personal belongings, it will panic it. The dead feel when relatives need them, and they themselves come to them in a dream or give signs.
If the desire to talk is acute, it is better to go to church, light a candle for peace and mentally talk with the deceased, consult with him, ask for help. But what should not be done according to the rumor of people, it is often to go to the cemetery and talk for hours with the deceased.
It is recognized that it will not be possible to find peace of mind in this way, but "to take from the churchyard" an evil spirit, a demon, is quite. How true this is is unknown - perhaps this is a way to help a person let go of the situation, stopping the torment caused by frequent visits to the grave. In any case, how easier it is to bear the loss, everyone decides for himself.
How to help you find peace
In order for the soul of a loved one to rest in peace, they perform a funeral service before burial, and perform other religious rituals. Be sure to commemorate at 9, 40 days, anniversaries. On these dates, it is important to distribute "commemoration" to as many people as possible, even strangers, and ask them to remember the newly reposed servant of God, to pray for his repose. It is better if these are children, whose requests the Lord hears best of all and who are considered sinless angels up to 7 years old.
In the future, take care of the grave of a loved one, go to church, order memorial services, light candles, read prayers. A visit to the temple is also recommended in cases where the presence of the deceased is felt 40 days later or appears months or years after his death. This is a sign that something is bothering the soul, a way to help it find peace - a memorial dinner, prayer and a wax candle lit for peace, the flame of which symbolizes eternal memory and peace.
One should not be overly killed for the deceased, since at the same time he feels anxiety and torment.
Having burned out, it is important to be able to let go of the soul, it is better to remember a dear person more often with a kind word, to tell children and grandchildren about him, to make a family tree, thereby guaranteeing him eternal life.
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Life on Earth for each individual is just a segment of the path in material embodiment, intended for the evolutionary development of the spiritual level. Where does the deceased go, how does the soul leave the body after death, and what does a person feel when passing into another reality? These are some of the exciting and most discussed topics throughout the entire existence of mankind. Orthodoxy and other religions testify in different ways about the afterlife. In addition to the opinions of representatives of various faiths, there is also evidence of eyewitnesses who survived a state of clinical death.
What happens to a person when he dies
Death is an irreversible biological process in which the vital activity of the human body stops. At the stage of dying of the physical shell, all metabolic processes of the brain, heartbeat and respiration stop. At about this moment, the subtle astral body, called the soul, leaves the obsolete human shell.
Where does the soul go after death?
How the soul leaves the body after biological death and where it rushes is a question that interests many people, especially the elderly. Death is the end of being in the material world, but for the immortal spiritual essence, this process is only a change in reality, according to Orthodoxy. There is a lot of discussion about where the soul of a person goes after death.
Representatives of the Abrahamic religions talk about “heaven” and “hell”, into which souls fall forever, according to their earthly deeds. The Slavs, whose religion is called Orthodoxy, because they glorify "Prav", adhere to the beliefs about the possibility of soul rebirth. The followers of the Buddha also preach the theory of reincarnation. It can be unambiguously asserted only that leaving the material shell, the astral body continues to "live", but in a different dimension.
Where is the soul of the deceased until 40 days
Our ancestors believed, and the living Slavs to this day believe that when the soul leaves the body after death, it is 40 days where it lived in earthly incarnation. The deceased is attracted by the places and people with whom he was associated during his lifetime. The spiritual substance that has left the physical body for the entire forty-day period "says goodbye" to relatives and home. When the fortieth day comes, it is customary among the Slavs to arrange seeing off the soul to the "other world."
The third day after death
For many centuries there has been a tradition to bury the deceased three days after the death of the physical body. There is an opinion that only at the end of the three-day period there is a separation of the soul from the body, all vital energies are completely cut off. After a three-day period, the spiritual component of a person, accompanied by an angel, goes to another world, where its fate will be determined.
Day 9
There are several versions of what the soul does after the death of the physical body on the ninth day. According to religious figures of the Old Testament cult, spiritual substance after nine days after the Assumption undergoes ordeals. Some sources adhere to the theory that on the ninth day the body of the deceased leaves the "flesh" (subconsciousness). This action takes place after the "spirit" (superconsciousness) and "soul" (consciousness) have left the deceased.
What does a person feel after death
The circumstances of death can be completely different: natural death due to old age, violent death or due to illness. After the soul leaves the body after death, according to eyewitness accounts of survivors of a coma, the etheric double has to go through certain stages. People who have returned from the "other world" often describe similar visions and sensations.
After a person dies, he does not immediately go to the afterlife. Some souls, having lost their physical shell, at first do not realize what is happening. With special vision, the spiritual essence "sees" its immobilized body and only then realizes that life in the material world is over. After an emotional shock, resigned to its fate, the spiritual substance begins to explore a new space.
Many at the moment of the change of reality, called death, are surprised that they remain in the individual consciousness to which they are accustomed during their earthly life. Surviving witnesses of the afterlife claim that the life of the soul after the death of the body is filled with bliss, so if you have to return to the physical body, this is done reluctantly. However, not everyone feels peace and tranquility on the other side of reality. Some, returning from "the other world", talk about the feeling of a precipitous fall, after which they found themselves in a place filled with fear and suffering.
Peace and tranquility
Different eyewitnesses report with some differences, but more than 60% of those reanimated testify to an encounter with an amazing source that emits incredible light and perfect bliss. One sees this cosmic personality as the Creator, another - Jesus Christ, the third - an angel. This extraordinarily bright creation, consisting of pure light, is distinguished by the fact that in his presence the human soul feels all-encompassing love and absolute understanding.
Sounds
At the moment when a person dies, he can hear an unpleasant hum, buzz, loud ringing, noise as if from the wind, crackling and other sound manifestations. Sounds are sometimes accompanied by movement at high speed through the tunnel, after which the soul enters another space. A strange sound does not always accompany a person on his deathbed; sometimes you can hear the voices of deceased relatives or an incomprehensible "speech" of angels.
Light
The famous "light at the end of the tunnel" is seen by most people who returned after clinical death. According to the testimony of reanimated patients, a huge stream of pure glow is always accompanied by peace of mind. This divine light is perceived by the whole nature of the new ethereal shell of the soul, in other words, by spiritual vision, but upon returning to the physical body, many clearly imagine and describe the unearthly glow they saw.
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Without exaggeration, we can say that every person from a certain age thinks about death and asks himself: When a person dies, what happens ...
What happens after death to a person
And, in general, is something happening? It is difficult not to ask such questions simply because death is the only inevitable event in the life of every living being. Many events may or may not happen to us during our life, but death is something that will happen to everyone.
At the same time, the idea that death is the end of everything and forever seems so frightening and illogical that it in itself deprives life of any meaning. Not to mention the fact that the fear of one's own death and the death of loved ones can poison the most cloudless life.
Probably partly for this reason, throughout the entire existence of mankind, the answer to the question: "When a person dies, what happens to him?" searched for mystics, shamans, philosophers and representatives of all kinds of religious trends.
And, I must say, there are as many answers to this question as there are religions and various spiritual and mystical traditions.
And today, information about life after death can be found not only in religious and mystical traditions. The development of psychology and medicine, especially since the second half of the 20th century, has made it possible to accumulate a large number of recorded, recorded testimonies from people who have experienced clinical death or coma.
The number of people who experienced the experience of separation from the body and made a journey to the so-called afterlife or subtle worlds today is so great that it has become a fact that is difficult to ignore.
Books are written and films are made on this topic. Some of the most famous works, which have become bestsellers and translated into many languages "Life After Life" by Raymond Moody and the trilogy "Travels of the Soul" by Michael Newton.
Raymond Moody worked as a clinical psychiatrist and over a long period of medical practice, he encountered so many patients who had a near-death experience and describe it with a surprisingly similarity that, even as a man of science, he admitted that this could not be explained simply by chance or coincidence.
Michael Newton, Ph.D. and hypnotherapist, during his practice was able to collect several thousand cases when his patients not only remembered their own past lives, but also recalled in great detail the circumstances of death and the journey of the soul after the death of the physical body.
To date, Michael Newton's books contain, perhaps, the largest and most detailed number of posthumous experiences and life of the soul after the death of the physical body.
Summing up, we can say that there are many theories and stories about what happens to a person after the death of the body. At times, these theories are very different from each other, but they are all based on the same basic premises:
First, a person is not only a physical body; in addition to the physical shell, there is an immortal soul or consciousness.
Secondly, nothing ends with biological death, death is just a door to another life.
Where does the soul go, what happens to the body after death
In many cultures and traditions, the importance of 3, 9 and 40 days after the death of the body is noted. Not only in our culture is it customary to commemorate the deceased on the 9th and 40th days.
It is believed that within three days after death it is better not to bury or cremate the remains, because during this time the connection of the soul with the body is still strong and burial or even moving the ashes over a long distance can break this connection and thus disrupt the natural division of the soul with the body.
According to Buddhist tradition, in most cases, the soul for three days may not realize the fact of death and behave in the same way as during life.
If you have watched the film "The Sixth Sense", then this is exactly what happens to the hero of Bruce Willis in the plot of the film. He does not realize that he has died for some time and his soul continues to live at home and visit familiar places.
Thus, for 3 days after death, the soul remains close to relatives and often even in the house where the deceased lived.
Within 9 days, a soul or awareness that has accepted the fact of death, as a rule, completes, if there is such a need, worldly affairs, says goodbye to relatives and friends and prepares for a journey to other subtle, spiritual worlds.
But what exactly does the soul see, whom does it meet after the end
According to most of the records of people who have experienced coma or clinical death, there are meetings with previously deceased relatives and loved ones. The soul experiences incredible lightness and peace that were inaccessible during life in a physical body. The world, through the eyes of the soul, is filled with light.
After the death of the body, the soul sees and experiences what a person believed in during his life.
An Orthodox person can see angels or the Virgin Mary, a Muslim can see the Prophet Muhammad. A Buddhist is likely to meet a Buddha or Avalokiteshvara. An atheist will not meet any angels and prophets, but he will also see deceased loved ones who will become his guides to spiritual dimensions.
For life after death, we can rely either on the views of religious and spiritual traditions, or on the descriptions of the experiences of people who have experienced clinical death or remember their previous lives and posthumous experiences.
On the one hand, these descriptions are as varied as life. But, on the other hand, almost all of them have a common point. The experience that a person receives after the death of the physical body is largely determined by his beliefs, state of mind and deeds in his life.
And it is difficult to disagree with the fact that our actions throughout life were also determined by our worldview, beliefs and faith. And in the spiritual world, free from physical laws, the desires and fears of the soul are realized instantly.
If during our life in a material body our thoughts and desires could be hidden from others, then on the spiritual planes everything secret becomes apparent.
But, despite the differences, in most traditions it is believed that until the expiration of 40 days the soul of the deceased is in subtle spaces, where it analyzes and sums up the life lived, but still has access to earthly existence.
Often, relatives see the dead in dreams during this period. After 40 days, the soul, as a rule, leaves the earthly world.
Man feels his death
If you happen to lose someone close, then perhaps you know that often on the eve of death or the appearance of a fatal illness, a person intuitively feels that his life time is ending.
Obsessive thoughts of the end or simply anticipating trouble may often arise.
The body feels the approach of its death and this is reflected in emotions and thoughts. To dream dreams that are interpreted by a person as a harbinger of imminent death.
It all depends on the sensitivity of a person and how well he can hear his soul.
So, psychics or saints, almost always not only had a presentiment of the approach of death, but could know the date and circumstances of the end.
What a person feels before dying
What does a person feel before death is determined by the situations in which he leaves this life?
A person whose life was filled and happy or a deeply religious person can leave calmly, with gratitude, in full acceptance of what is happening. A person dying of a serious illness may even view death as a relief from physical anguish and an opportunity to leave a decrepit body.
In the event of an unexpected serious illness that occurs to a person at a young age, there may be bitterness, regret and rejection of what is happening.
Experiences on the eve of death are very personal and there are hardly two people with the same experience.
One thing is for sure, what a person feels before moving on strongly depends on what his life was like, how much of what he wanted to realize, how much love and joy there was in life, and, of course, on the circumstances of death itself.
But, according to numerous medical observations, if death was not instantaneous, a person feels how gradually forces, energy leaves the body, the connection with the physical world becomes thinner, the perception of the sense organs noticeably worsens.
According to the descriptions of people who have experienced clinical death as a result of an illness, death is very similar to falling asleep, but you wake up in another world.
How long does a person die
Death, like life, is different for everyone. Someone is lucky and the end happens quickly and painlessly. A person can simply fall asleep, experience cardiac arrest in this state and never wake up.
Someone has been battling a terminal illness such as cancer for a long time and has been living on the brink of death for a while.
There is not, and cannot be, any scenario. But the soul leaves the body at the moment when life leaves the physical shell.
The reason why the soul leaves this world can be old age, illness, trauma resulting from an accident. Therefore, how long a person dies depends on the cause that led to the death.
What awaits us "at the end of the road"
If you are not a person who believes that everything ends with the death of the physical body, then at the end of this path, the beginning of a new one awaits you. And it's not just about a new birth or life in the Garden of Eden.
In the XXI century, many scientists no longer consider the death of the physical body as the end of the soul or human psyche. Of course, scientists, as a rule, do not operate with the concept of a soul, instead they use the word consciousness more often, but most importantly, many of modern scientists do not deny the existence of life after death.
For example, Robert Lanza, American, MD and professor at Wake Forest University of Medicine, claims that after the death of the physical body, the human mind continues to inhabit other worlds. In his opinion, the life of the soul or consciousness, in contrast to the life of the physical body, is eternal.
In addition, from his point of view, death is nothing more than an illusion that is perceived as reality due to our strong identification with the body.
He describes his view of what happens to the human consciousness after the death of the physical body in the book "Biocentrism: Life and Consciousness - Keys to Understanding the True Nature of the Universe."
Summing up, we can say that although there is no unequivocal answer to the question of what will happen after death, but according to all religions and the latest discoveries in medicine and psychology, life does not end with the end of the physical body.
What happens to the soul after death in different religions
From the point of view of various religious traditions, life after the death of the physical body definitely exists. The differences are, by and large, only in where and how.
Christianity
In Christian traditions, including Orthodoxy, there are concepts of judgment, doomsday, paradise, hell and resurrection. After death, every soul awaits a judgment at which godly, good and sinful deeds are weighed, and there is no opportunity to be reborn.
If a person's life was burdened with sins, then his soul can go to purgatory or, in the case of mortal sins, to hell. It all depends on the severity of the sins and on the possibility of their atonement. Moreover, the fate of the soul after death can be influenced by the prayers of the living.
As a result, in the Christian tradition, it is important to perform a funeral service over the grave on the day of burial and periodically pray for the repose of the souls of the dead during church services. According to the Christian religion, sincere prayers for the departed can save the soul of a sinner from eternal residence in hell.
Depending on how a person lived, his soul goes to purgatory, heaven or hell. The soul enters purgatory if the sins committed were not mortal or in the absence of the rite of absolution or cleansing in the process of dying.
After experiencing unpleasant sensations tormenting the soul and gaining repentance and redemption, the soul gets a chance to go to heaven. Where she will live in peace among angels, seraphim and saints until the moment of the loan day.
Paradise or the kingdom of heaven is a place where the souls of the righteous abide in bliss and enjoy life in perfect harmony with all that exists, and do not know any need.
A person who has committed mortal sins, regardless of whether he is baptized or not, a suicide or simply an unbaptized person, cannot go to heaven.
In hell, sinners are tormented by hellfire, torn to pieces and endured as punishment, and all this lasts until the day of judgment, which should take place with the second coming of Christ.
Descriptions of the loan hour can be found in the New Testament in the Bible, in Matthew verses 24–25. God's judgment or the great day of judgment will forever determine the fate of the righteous and sinners.
The righteous will be resurrected from the grave and will receive eternal life at the right hand of God, while sinners will be condemned to burn in hell forever.
Islam
The concept of judgment, heaven and hell in Islam as a whole is very similar to the Christian tradition, but there are some differences. In Islam, much attention is paid to the rewards that the holy soul receives in paradise.
The righteous in the Muslim paradise not only enjoy peace and quiet, but they live surrounded by luxury, beautiful women, exquisite food, and all this in the wonderful paradise gardens.
And if heaven is a place for the just reward of the righteous, then hell is a place created by the Almighty for the legal punishment of sinners.
The torment in hell is terrible and endless. For those who are condemned to be in hell, the "body" is increased in size several times, to multiply the torment. After each torture, the remains are restored and suffer again.
In Muslim hell, as in Christian hell, there are several levels, which differ in the degree of punishment depending on the severity of the sins committed. A fairly detailed description of heaven and hell can be found in the Quran and Hadith of the Prophet.
Judaism
According to Judaism, life is essentially eternal, therefore, after the death of the physical body, life simply moves to another, higher, if I may say so, level.
The Torah describes the moments of the soul's transition from one dimension to another, depending on what inheritance from actions the soul has accumulated during life.
For example, if the soul was too strongly attached to physical pleasures, then after death it experiences untold suffering, because in the spiritual world, without a physical body, it does not have the opportunity to satisfy them.
In general, we can say that in the Jewish tradition, the transition to the higher, spiritual parallel worlds reflects the life of the soul in the body. If life in the physical world was joyful, happy and filled with love for God, then the transition will be easy and painless.
If the soul during its life in the body did not know rest, was filled with hatred, envy and other poisons, all this will go to the afterlife and intensify many times.
Also, according to the book "Zaor", the souls of people are under the constant protection and supervision of the souls of the righteous and ancestors. Souls from the subtle worlds help and guide the living, since they know that the physical world is only one of the worlds created by God.
But, although our familiar world is only one of the worlds, souls always return to this world in new bodies, therefore, taking care of the living, the souls of the ancestors also take care of the world in which they will live in the future.
Buddhism
In the Buddhist tradition there is a very important book that describes in detail the process of dying and the journey of the soul after the death of the body - "The Tibetan Book of the Dead." It is customary to read this text into the ear of the deceased for 9 days.
Accordingly, no funeral ceremony is performed within 9 days after death. All this time, the soul gets the opportunity to hear step-by-step instructions on what it can see and where it can go. Conveying the essence, we can say that the soul will feel and experience what it was inclined to love and hate during life.
What a person's soul experienced strong love, attachment or fear and disgust for will determine what kind of pictures a person will see during his 40-day journey in the spiritual world (bardo). And in what world is the soul destined to be reborn in the next incarnation.
According to the "Tibetan Book of the Dead", during the journey in the posthumous bardo, a person has a chance to free the soul from karma and further incarnations. In this case, the soul does not receive a new body, but goes to the light lands of the Buddha or the subtle worlds of the Gods and Demigods.
If a person experienced too much anger and showed aggression during life, such energies can draw the soul into the worlds of the asuras or half-demons. Excessive attachment to physical pleasures, which did not dissolve even with the death of the body, can cause rebirth in the worlds of hungry ghosts.
A completely primitive way of existence, aimed only at survival, can lead to birth in the animal world.
In the absence of any strong or excessive attachments and aversions, but in the presence of attachment to the physical world as a whole, the soul will receive birth in a human body.
Hinduism
The outlook on the life of the soul after death in Hinduism is very similar to Buddhist. This is not surprising, since Buddhism has Hindu roots. There are slight differences in the description and names of the worlds in which the soul can be reborn. But the point is also that the soul receives rebirth according to karma (the consequences of those actions that a person performed during his lifetime).
The fate of a person's soul after death - can it get stuck in this world
There is evidence that the soul can be stuck in the physical world for a while. This can happen if there is strong attachment or pain towards those who are left behind, or if it is necessary to complete an important matter.
This often happens due to unexpected death. In such cases, as a rule, death is too big a shock for the soul itself and for the relatives of the deceased. Severe pain of loved ones, their unwillingness to put up with the loss, important unfinished business does not give the soul the opportunity to move on.
Unlike those who die of illness or old age, people who have died are unexpectedly unable to make a will. And often the soul wants to say goodbye to everyone, help, ask for forgiveness.
And if the soul does not have any painful attachments to a place, person, or physical pleasure, then, as a rule, completing all matters, it leaves our earthly world.
Soul on the day of the funeral
The soul of a person on the day of the burial or cremation ceremony, as a rule, is present next to the body among relatives and friends. Therefore, it is considered important in any tradition to pray for the easy return of the soul home.
In Christian customs, these are funeral services, in Hinduism, these are sacred texts and mantras, or simply good and kind words spoken over the body of the deceased.
Scientific evidence for life after death
If the testimonies of eyewitnesses who survived the near-death experience, psychics who see souls and people who are able to leave the body can be considered evidence, then there are hundreds of thousands of such confirmations now, without exaggeration.
A large number of recorded stories of people who have experienced coma or clinical death, with commentary by medical researchers, can be found in Moody's book Life After Life.
Several thousand diverse and unique life after death stories derived from regressive hypnosis by Dr. Michael Newtan are described in his books on soul journeys. Some of the most famous are "The Journey of the Soul" and "The Purpose of the Soul".
In the second book "A Distant Journey", he describes in detail what exactly happens to the soul after death, where it goes and what difficulties it may face on its way to other worlds.
Quantum physicists and neuroscientists have now learned to measure the energy of consciousness. They have not yet come up with a name for it, but they have recorded a subtle difference in the movement of electromagnetic waves in a conscious and unconscious state.
And if it is possible to measure the invisible, to measure consciousness, which is often equated with an immortal soul, then it will become obvious that our soul is also a kind of very subtle, but energy.
Which, as you know, from Newton's first law is never born, will not be destroyed, energy only passes from one state to another. And this means that the death of the physical body is not the end - it is just another stop in the endless journey of the immortal soul.
9 signs that deceased loved ones are nearby
Sometimes, when the soul lingers in this world, it stays for a while in order to complete its earthly affairs and say goodbye to loved ones.
There are sensitive people and psychics who clearly sense the presence of the soul of the dead. For them, this is the same part of reality as our world is for ordinary people, without psychic abilities. However, even people without special abilities talk about feeling the presence of a deceased person.
Since communication with souls is possible only at the level of intuition, this contact often occurs in dreams, or manifests itself in subtle, mental sensations, which are accompanied by pictures from the past, or the voice of the deceased, sounding in the head. In those minutes when the soul is open, many are able to look into the spiritual world.
The following events may indicate that the soul of a deceased person is near you.
- Frequent appearance of the deceased in dreams. Especially if in a dream the deceased asks you for something.
- An unexpected and unexplained change in smells around you. For example, the unexpected smell of flowers, despite the fact that there are no flowers nearby, or coolness. And if you suddenly felt the smell of the deceased's perfume or his favorite scent, then you can be sure that his soul is nearby.
- The movement of objects is not clear. If you suddenly find things where they could not be. Especially if these are the things of the deceased. Or you suddenly began to discover unexpected objects in your path. Perhaps the deceased is so attracting attention and wants to say something.
- A clear, undoubted sense of the presence of the departed person nearby. Your brain, your senses, still remember what it was like to be with the deceased before his death. If this feeling becomes as distinct as during his lifetime, do not hesitate, his soul is near.
- Frequent and obvious disruptions in the operation of electrical appliances and electronics can be one of the signs of the presence of the soul of the deceased nearby.
- Suddenly hearing your favorite or meaningful music for both of you, while you think about the past, is another sure sign that his soul is near.
- Explicit sensations of touch when you are alone. For many, though, it's a daunting experience.
- If any animal suddenly shows special attention to you, or persistently attracts you with its behavior. Especially if it was the beloved animal of a deceased person. It could also be news from him.
All people are mortal. This simple truth is perceived differently at every age. Little children know nothing of the existence of death. To adolescents, she appears as something distant and almost unattainable. This explains the willingness of teenagers to take unjustified risks, because it seems to them that life will never end, and death comes only to others.
In adulthood, the transience of life is felt very sharply. Questions about the meaning of life begin to torment. Why all these aspirations, experiences, worries, if only oblivion and decay awaits ahead? Older people eventually come to terms with the idea of own death, but with special trepidation they begin to relate to the life and health of their loved ones. In old age, a person is left alone with thoughts of the imminent end of his earthly existence. Someone is terrified of death, others are waiting for it as deliverance. In any case, the ending is inevitable.
What's next? What awaits the human soul? Major world religions agree that death is not the end, but only the beginning.
Buddhism: the soul cannot die
From the point of view of Buddhism, death is not only a natural, but also a desirable process. She is only a necessary stage for achieving the Ideal... But the Ideal (Absolute) is not achieved by everyone.
Beyond life
The soul does not die with the body. Its fate after death depends on how a person has traveled his earthly path. There are three options:
- Rebirth (resettlement).
- Achievement of nirvana.
- Placement in hell.
Among the punishments prepared for sinners are the following:
- hot iron torture;
- freezing punishment;
- frying torture.
After passing all the tests that still follow perceive symbolically, the soul is reborn. According to Buddhists, birth and life are not blessings, but new torments.
Rebirth or nirvana
An endless series of migrations awaits sinners. At the same time, it is possible to be reborn not only by man, but also by animals and plants, as well as celestial... It should be noted that it is not the soul itself that is reborn in the usual sense of the word, but karma - a kind of mentality, one of the characteristics of which is the ability to numerous changes or transformations.
Nirvana awaits the righteous after physical death. Literally "nirvana" is translated as "extinction". But the flame of life does not extinguish with the termination of the existence of the human body, but continues in a different way. One of the Buddhist monks Nagasen describes nirvana not only as the absence of fear, danger and suffering, but also as bliss, calmness, purity and perfection. More precisely describe state of nirvana very problematic because it is beyond human thinking.
Islam: Conversation with Angels
The body is just an instrument that completely obeys the spirit. Death is seen as the termination of the functions of the body, its individual organs and systems. Life ends by the will of the Lord, but angels are entrusted with taking the soul of a person and accompanying it to another world.
Azrael - messenger of death
At the time determined by the Almighty, when the earthly path of man has come to an end, angels descend to him. The previous life of the deceased affects how his soul will leave after death, how easily it leaves the body and what awaits it in the afterlife. If a righteous man dies, at first, the luminous and smiling angels of mercy appear to him, and then Azrael himself, the angel of death, comes.
Pure souls leave the body smoothly and gently. The martyrs who accepted death for the glory of the Lord do not immediately realize that they have died, since they do not feel the agony of death at all. They just move to another world and enjoy eternal bliss... Angels everywhere greet the spirit of the righteous, admiring it and praising all the good deeds performed by a person during his lifetime.
Sinners die painfully. They expect death with fright and anger, and their souls literally break out of their bodies without any pity. Angels do not speak beautiful words to them, do not accompany them to the Almighty. On the contrary, they are treated with disdain, pushing them back into the grave.
Munkar and Nakir - Inquiring from the Grave
After the soul appears before Allah, He tells the angels to take it back to the grave, which is not only the last resting place of the body, but also the initial stage of the transition to eternal life. It is in the grave that the soul awaits a conversation with two angels... Nakir and Munkar ask everyone what religion he professed during his lifetime, whether he believed in God, whether he did good deeds. The righteous can easily answer all these questions.
If a person led a sinful lifestyle, then he may be punished already in the grave, which acts as a kind of purgatory. F. Gülen, in his article "Persuasions" posted on an Islamic information portal, compares the grave with a bitter medicine, followed by recovery and deliverance from hellish torments.
In the afterlife, the spirit of the righteous man feels the bliss of paradise. Good deeds performed during his lifetime, prayers read will appear before him in the form of good friends and helpers. Bad deeds will pursue sinners in the form of ill-wishers, as well as snakes and scorpions. A soul that has unforgiven sins will be punished in order to be cleansed and, having resurrected at the right time, to go to heaven.
After the transition to another world, the accounting of good and evil deeds of a person stops, but everything that he left behind on earth is taken into account. These can be books written, things created, well-brought up children, contributions to the development of society. Everything will be credited. If any act of a person committed during his lifetime caused evil and continues to harm people after his death, then sins will accumulate. They will also need to be answered and punished.
On the appointed day, Allah will resurrect not only the soul of a person. His body will also be resurrected from particles that did not decompose after burial.
Judaism: immortality of the ethereal spirit
The continuation of the life of a person's soul after physical death is the main idea of Judaism. In the Torah, the concept of immortality is not fully disclosed, it touches on the issues of the earthly life of people. The prophets broadcast about the other world to the Jews.
The connection between the perishable body and the eternal spirit
The uniqueness of a person, in contrast to the representatives of the animal world, is given by the presence of a soul, which is nothing more than the innermost essence of God. Every human soul is in heaven until the day of its earthly birth. The connection between body and spirit begins from the moment of conception and is interrupted with the onset of death.
After the death of the body, the disembodied spirit is in confusion: it sees its physical shell, but cannot return to it. The soul grieves and grieves for its body for 7 days.
Waiting for the verdict
For a year after death, the soul has no place where it can find peace. Observing the decomposition of the tissues of the body, which served her during her lifetime, the soul is in confusion and suffering. This is a strong and very painful test for her. It is the easiest for the righteous and those who did not attach much importance to external forms, paying special attention to the internal content.
The soul is sentenced after 12 months. The judgment may take less time, but for the sinners and the wicked, it lasts exactly one year. Then the soul enters Gegein, where a cleansing spiritual fire awaits it. After that, she can claim eternal life.
Christianity: the ordeal of sinners
The soul in the afterlife needs to go through ordeals, each of which is a punishment for a certain sin. Having overcome the first test, the easiest one, the soul moves on to the next, harder and more serious one. After going through all the ordeals, she will either be purified or cast down into Gehenna.
20 tortures
A person's personal experience, received during life, his views and beliefs affect the passage of ordeals and their perception. There are twenty tests in total:
- Idle talk or love of idle chatter.
- Deceit.
- Slander and gossip.
- Laziness.
- Theft.
- Love of money.
- Confusion.
- Unjust judgments.
- Envy.
- Pride.
- Anger.
- Spitefulness.
- Murders.
- Witchcraft.
- Fornication.
- Adultery.
- Sodom sin.
- Heresy.
- Cruelty.
Each of the addictions to which a person was inclined during life, after his death will turn into a demon (tax collector) and will torment the sinner.
From the fortieth day to the Last Judgment
After the end of the ordeal, the soul is shown the heavenly abodes and the abysses of hell, and on the fortieth day they determine the place in which the Last Judgment is to be expected. Now some souls exist in anticipation of eternal joy, while others - of endless torment.
There is an exception to this rule. After death, the innocent soul of a child will immediately be granted tranquility and bliss. And the children who suffer from all kinds of ailments and ailments during their lifetime, the Lord will allow them to choose any place in paradise that they like.
When the appointed hour comes, all bodies will be resurrected, unite with their souls and appear before the judgment of Christ. Talking about the resurrection of the soul itself is not entirely correct, since it is already immortal. Eternal life, full of joy, awaits the righteous, and hellish flame awaits the wicked, by which one should understand not a fire familiar to man, but something known only to God.
Eyewitness accounts
There are testimonies of people who, having suffered clinical death, literally returned from the other world. All of them describe the events taking place with them in approximately the same way.
After the soul is separated from the body, it is not immediately aware of what happened. Observing her lifeless body, she gradually begins to understand that earthly life is over. At the same time, a person's consciousness, his thoughts and memory remain unchanged. Many remember how all the events of their earthly life flashed before their eyes. Someone is sure that, once in another world, he was able to learn all the secrets of the universe, but this knowledge was later erased from memory.
Looking around, the soul notices a bright glow that radiates love and bliss, and begins to move towards the light. At the same time, some hear a sound resembling the sound of the wind, others imagine the voices of dead relatives or the call of angels. On the other side of life, communication takes place not at the verbal level, but with the help of telepathy. Sometimes people heard a voice commanding the soul to go back to earth, because there were unfinished business and a person's mission was not fully fulfilled.
Many experienced such peace, calmness and joy that they did not want to return to their bodies. But there are also those who have felt fear and suffering. Then it took them a long time to recover and get rid of painful memories.
Often, people who have suffered clinical death change their attitude to life, religion and begin to perform actions that were previously unusual for them. At the same time, everyone claims that the experience gained had a strong influence on their future fate.
Scientists who adhere to materialistic views are sure that the visions described by people in a state of clinical death are just hallucinations caused by a lack of oxygen. There is no evidence of the reality of posthumous experiences.
Without overstepping the line separating life from death, no one is given to know what is in store for him in another world. But everyone can walk his earthly path with dignity and not commit evil deeds. Not because of the fear of heavenly punishment, but because of the love of goodness, justice and one's neighbors.
According to Christian beliefs, after death a person continues to live, but in a different capacity. His spirit, leaving the physical shell, begins its path to God. What is the ordeal, where does the soul go after death, should it fly away and what happens to it after separation from the body? After death, the spirit of the deceased is tested by tests. In Christian culture, they are called "ordeals". There are twenty of them in total, each more complicated than the previous one, depending on the sins committed by a person during his lifetime. After that, the spirit of the deceased goes to Heaven or is cast down into Hell.
Is there life after death
Two topics that will always be discussed are life and death. Since the creation of the world, philosophers, literary figures, doctors, prophets have been arguing about what happens to the soul when it leaves the human body. What will happen after death and is there life in general after the spirit leaves the physical shell? It so happened that a person will always reflect on these burning topics in order to know the truth - to turn to the Christian religion or other teachings.
What happens to a person when he dies
Having passed his life path, a person dies. From the physiological side, it is the process of stopping all systems and processes of the body: brain activity, respiration, digestion. Decomposition of proteins and other substrates of life takes place. The approach to death also affects the emotional state of a person. There is a change in the emotional background: a loss of interest in everything, isolation, isolation from contacts with the outside world, talk about an imminent death, hallucinations (the past and the present are mixed).
What happens to the soul after death
The question of where the soul goes after death is always interpreted in different ways. However, the clergy are united in one thing: after a complete cardiac arrest, a person continues to live in a new status. Christians believe that the spirit of the departed who lived a righteous life, angels transfer to Paradise, the sinner is destined to go to Hell. The deceased needs prayers that will save him from eternal torment, help the spirit pass the test and get to Paradise. The prayers of loved ones, and not tears, can work miracles.
Christian doctrine says that a person will live forever. Where does the soul go after the death of a person? His spirit goes to the kingdom of heaven to meet with the Father. This path is very difficult and depends on how the person lived his worldly life. Many clergymen perceive the departure not as a tragedy, but as a long-awaited meeting with God.
The third day after death
For the first two days, the spirits of the dead fly over the earth. This is the period when they are close to their body, with their home, wandering around the places dear to them, saying goodbye to their relatives, ending with their earthly existence. Nearby are at this time not only angels, but also demons. They are trying to lure her over to their side. On the third day, the ordeal of the soul begins after death. This is the time to worship the Lord. Family and friends should pray. Prayers are performed in honor of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Day 9
Where does a person go after death on the 9th day? After the 3rd day, the Angel accompanies the spirit to the gates of Paradise so that he can see all the beauty of the Paradise abode. Immortal souls are there for six days. They temporarily forget the sadness of leaving their body. Enjoying the sight of beauty, the soul, if it has sins, must repent. If this does not happen, then she will be in hell. On the 9th day, the Angels again present the soul to the Lord.
At this time, the church and loved ones perform a prayer service for the deceased with a request for clemency. Commemorations are held in honor of 9 angelic ranks, who are protectors during the Last Judgment and servants of the Most High. For the deceased, the "burden" is no longer so heavy, but very important, because the Lord, according to it, determines the further path of the spirit. Relatives remember only good things about the deceased, they behave very calmly and quietly.
There are certain traditions that help the spirit of the departed. They symbolize eternal life. At this time, relatives:
- They perform a prayer service in the church for the repose of the spirit.
- At home, kutya is cooked from wheat seeds. It is mixed with sweet: honey or sugar. Seeds are reincarnation. Honey or sugar is a sweet life in another world that helps to avoid a difficult afterlife.
On the 40th day
The number "40" is very often found on the pages of the scriptures. Jesus Christ ascended to the Father on the fortieth day. For the Orthodox Church, this became the basis for organizing the commemoration of the deceased on the fortieth day after his death. The Catholic Church does this on the thirtieth day. However, the meaning of all measures is the same: the soul of the deceased ascended the holy Mount Sinai, reached bliss.
After the Angels re-presented the spirit before the Lord on the 9th day, he goes to Hell, where he sees the souls of sinners. The spirit dwells in Hell until the 40th day, and for the third time appears before God. This is the period when the fate of a person is determined by his earthly affairs. In the posthumous fate, it is important that the soul repent of everything it has done and prepare itself for the right future life. Memories atone for the sins of the deceased. For the subsequent resurrection of the dead, it is important how the spirit will pass through purgatory.
Half a year
Where does the soul go after death six months later? The Almighty made a decision on the further fate of the spirit of the deceased person, it is no longer possible to change anything. You can't cry and cry. It will only harm the soul, it will bring severe torment. However, relatives can help and alleviate the fate by prayer, commemoration. It is necessary to pray, calming the soul, showing it the right path. Six months later, the spirit comes to the relatives for the penultimate time.
Anniversary
It is important to remember the anniversary of death. The prayers performed before this time helped to determine where the soul will go after death. A year after his death, relatives and friends perform a prayer service in the church. You can just heartily remember the deceased if there is no opportunity to visit the church. On this day, souls come to their relatives for the last time to say goodbye, then a new body awaits them. For a believer, a righteous person, the anniversary gives a start for a new, eternal life. The annual circle is a liturgical cycle after which all feasts are permitted.
Where does the soul go after death?
There are several versions of where people live after death. Astrologers believe that an immortal soul enters space, where it settles on other planets. According to another version, it hovers in the upper atmosphere. The emotions that the spirit experiences affect whether it gets to the highest level (Heaven) or the lowest (Hell). The Buddhist religion says that after gaining eternal peace, the spirit of a person is transferred to another body.
Mediums and psychics claim that the soul is connected with the other world. It often happens that after her death she remains close to loved ones. Spirits that have not finished their business appear in the form of ghosts, astral bodies, phantoms. Some guard their relatives, others want to punish their offenders. They contact the living with the help of knocks, sounds, movement of things, a short-term appearance of themselves in visible guise.
In the Vedas, the scriptures of the Earth, it is said that after leaving the body, souls pass through the tunnels. Many people who have been in a state of clinical death describe them as channels on their own body. There are 9 of them: ears, eyes, mouth, nostrils (separately left and right), anus, genitals, crown, navel. It was believed that if the spirit came out of the left nostril, it falls on the moon, from the right - to the sun, through the navel - to other planets, through the mouth - to the earth, through the genitals - to the lower layers of being.
Souls of dead people
As soon as the souls of deceased people leave the physical shells, they do not immediately understand that they are in the subtle body. At first, the spirit of the deceased hovers in the air, and only when he sees his body, he realizes that he has separated from it. The qualities of a deceased person during life are determined by his emotions after death. Thoughts and feelings, character traits do not change, but become open to the Almighty.
Baby shower
It is believed that a child who died before the age of 14 immediately goes to the First Heaven. The child has not yet reached the age of desires, is not responsible for actions. The child remembers his past incarnations. The First Heaven is a place where the soul is awaiting rebirth. A deceased child is awaited by a departed relative or a person who loved children very much during his lifetime. He meets the child immediately after the hour of death and escorts him to the waiting place.
In the First Heaven, a child has everything he wants, his life resembles a wonderful game, he learns goodness, receives visual lessons on how evil acts affect a person. All emotions and knowledge remain in the baby's memory even after rebirth. It is believed that people living nobly in ordinary life owe these lessons and experiences in the First Heaven.
Soul of a suicide
Any doctrine and belief asserts that a person has no right to take his own life. The actions of any suicide are dictated by Satan. The soul of a suicide after death strives for Paradise, the gates of which are closed to it. The spirit is forced to return, but it cannot find its body. The ordeal lasts until the time of natural death. Then the Lord makes a decision according to his soul. Previously, people who committed suicide were not buried in the cemetery, suicide items were destroyed.
Animal souls
The Bible says that everything has a soul, but "taken from dust, into dust and will be converted." Confessors sometimes agree that some pets are able to transform, but it is impossible to say for sure where the soul of an animal goes after death. It is given and taken away by the Lord Himself, the soul of an animal is not eternal. However, the Jews believe that it is equated with human, therefore there are different prohibitions on eating meat.
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