At all times people were interested in the question: "What happens after death?". The physical envelope is gradually being destroyed, but what happens to the soul, no one is for certain is unknown. At different times put forward theories about life after death. Each religion and doctrine has its own explanation of the afterlife.
What awaits us after death?
It opens the veil of secrecy about the "other" world of clinical death. People who survive it share their impressions and impressions after the borderline. The obtained experience was called "near-death experience". Most people are similar. Those who survived a clinical death tell us about typical feelings:
- A long dark tunnel at the end of which a bright light is burning;
- flashing episodes of life;
- the appearance of a conductor, meeting with higher beings (angels, archangels) or deceased relatives;
- feeling of lightness and weightlessness;
- strong noise and hum in the ears;
- absolute calm, unwillingness to return;
- feeling of getting out of one's own body, looking at oneself from the outside;
- distortion of time and space;
- a sense of panic and horror.
Curiously, but 80% of those who have visited the border of life and death, talk about peace of mind. And only 20% speak of hellish visions and painful experiences. The pattern has not yet been revealed. From the scientific point of view, all hallucinations are associated exclusively with a lack of oxygen. Scientists believe that when hypoxia occurs, the release of serotonin. This explains the feeling of happiness and unwillingness to return to life. If the hormonal surge for some reason does not happen, there are terrible pictures and a sense of fear.
Life after death in terms of religion
According to the principles of Christianity and Islam after death, the soul falls into Paradise or Hell. When it separates from the physical body, it meets with kind and evil spirits. The so-called "unconquered souls" (suicides, unbelievers, and untimely dead bodies) remain on earth until the Last Judgment. In Buddhism there is the concept of "reincarnation". The adherents of this religion believe that the soul can regenerate many times. But each time it brings to this world the accumulated experience of previous lives - karma. In each new incarnation, one must fulfill certain karmic tasks and correct the mistakes of the past. In shamanism, there is another view of the afterlife. According to this teaching, death is considered a transition to another state. Part of the soul remains on the earth and becomes the spirit of ancestors to protect the living. You can go out with him with the help of a shaman. The rest of the soul rises to heaven.
Interesting facts about death
The scientific community denies Paradise, Hell and reincarnation. But the studies carried out have proved that after death a person becomes 21 grams lighter. This fact confirmed the experiments, but he still does not have a clear explanation. During the research, Dr. Ian Stephenson found out that children can remember their past life. As evidence, he cited examples when a child spoke a language he did not know, described a locality where he had never been, told of his death in another body. Finally, it is worth remembering the living mummies of monks. Staying in a meditative state, they slowed down all processes of vital activity and preserved the life condition. According to medical indicators, mummies are recognized as alive, but where their consciousness and soul are, no one can explain.