{"title":"After Death","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(53, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Happens When We Die? - The Astonishing Truth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we die, the soul leaves the physical body and returns to the Spirit World.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeath comes suddenly. No one can escape death. But death is not an eternal farewell. Human beings are in essence a spirit (soul). The physical body is just a vessel. After departing from \"this world” one’s soul or spirit continues to live on in \"the other world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis article is about what to expect when we die and common spiritual experiences after death, based on the Truth about the Spirit World revealed by Master Ryuho Okawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat Happens When We Die?\u003cbr\u003e- From the moment our heart stops (cardiac arrest), to what happens in the next 7 days, then 49 days, and a few months after death -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone will face death someday. What do we experience at the moment of our death? Let's take a look through the example of a Grandfather who has just passed away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e(1) 0 hours after cardiac arrest (The soul leaves the body)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Cardiac arrest (Medical Death)]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3681\/7567\/files\/unnamed_8a72267a-9a79-4184-b807-44e564700333.jpg?v=1761208707\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the heart stops and the physical body dies, the soul separates from the physical body. Often, the deceased will be looking down at its physical body from above, near the ceiling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt this point, the \"Silver Cord\" which connects one’s soul to the physical body is still intact. The soul can feel the pain in the physical body as if they are still one.\u003cbr\u003eFor a while, the soul will still be encased in a “spirit body” that resembles its physical body. It will be able to think and move as it did when it was alive. This is why the departed soul might not realize that they are dead and will try to talk to the living people around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e(2) 24 hours after cardiac arrest (The True Death)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Wake]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3681\/7567\/files\/unnamed_1_f5c20d03-2d78-422e-bf90-42aa812c85d2.jpg?v=1761208688\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reason why people wait a day to hold the wake service after a person dies is to allow time for the \"Silver Cord\" connecting the soul and the body to disconnect. If the physical body is cremated too soon before the “Silver Cord” is disconnected, the deceased will suffer and not be able to depart peacefully to the afterlife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e(3) Several days to about 1 week after death (Awareness of death develops)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Funeral]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3681\/7567\/files\/unnamed_2_1da773b6-7912-4083-9bb2-61c6334ac43c.jpg?v=1761208688\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA funeral is not just a ceremony, but important for the deceased to comprehend their death and move on to the afterlife.\u003cbr\u003eThe deceased gradually come to accept their own death by seeing the wake and funeral with their body in the coffin or their picture at the altar. The sutras chanted by monks or prayers said by priests at funerals are originally intended to make the deceased aware of their death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e(4) 7 to 49 days after death (Crossing the \"River Styx\" and determining their destination in the afterlife)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[First 7 days to 49 days]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3681\/7567\/files\/unnamed_3_0c0f4ba4-406d-457c-a082-9ec90dbd61c1.jpg?v=1761208688\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewly departed souls usually linger around their own homes for about seven days after death, but beyond that they are encouraged by their “guiding spirits” to cross over to the afterworld.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese “guiding spirits” are often souls of already deceased family members who are best suited for convincing the newly departed souls to cross over to the other side. Only those who have returned to Heaven can come as “guiding spirits.”\u003cbr\u003eIn Buddhism, memorial services are held at critical moments such as the \"first 7 days\" and \"49 days\" after death in order to ensure the newly departed souls can transition peacefully to the afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpon embarking for the Spirit World, a newly departed soul will cross the so-called \"River Styx,\" the boundary between this world and the next world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter crossing the “River Styx,” they will proceed to a place similar to a movie theater called the \"Life-Reflecting Theater,\" where the newly departed soul witnesses his or her entire life displayed on the screen like a movie, revealing one’s every thought and action from birth to death. After watching their own life movie, they will accept their destination in the Spirit World, a place most appropriate to the state of their mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Spirit World is vast and divided into many layers. The higher the dimension, the closer the inhabitants who reside there are to God or Buddha. The lowest dimension and the closest dimension to this physical world\u003cbr\u003e(the fourth dimensional world) contains the world known as Hell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e(5) 49 days after death and beyond (Occasional visits to the physical world)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Burial]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3681\/7567\/files\/afterdeath_illust5_480x480_74fb736c-8ed3-450a-a5fd-21ed15393119.webp?v=1761212610\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractices such as the scattering of cremated remains have become popular. However, creating and maintaining a grave is important. A grave serves to make the deceased acknowledge their death, especially if they wander\u003cbr\u003eafter death not realizing they have died.\u003cbr\u003eA grave is also an \"antenna\" for the living to offer their prayers and thoughts to the deceased.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e(6) Several months after death and beyond (Occasionally communicating with this world →Reincarnating)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3681\/7567\/files\/afterdeath_illust6_480x480_0666f024-2d72-46a8-b748-54c66fbad664.webp?v=1761212609\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[*Obon and other memorial services]\u003cbr\u003e*Buddhist ceremony to remember and commemorate the deceased ancestors.)\u003cbr\u003eDifferent cultures have customs for honoring the spirits of one’s ancestors. During Obon season in Japan, for example, memorial services to remember the dead are held because it is said that “the gates of Hell open” and the souls of the dead are allowed to come into this world to visit their families.\u003cbr\u003eEven after the first Obon since a person’s death passes, occasionally remembering them by holding memorial\u003cbr\u003eservices enable us to send the light of Buddha (God) to them. We can do this not only towards souls who have returned to Heaven but also towards souls who have fallen to Hell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, if the person trying to pass on the light through the memorial services has a low level of enlightenment, or in other words, does so without understanding the Truth about the afterlife and the Spirit World, they may be negatively affected by lost spirits. It's therefore crucial for the living to learn about the afterlife and practice a life of faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[Reincarnation]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSouls who have returned to Heaven and spend a certain period of time in the Spirit World can be reborn into this world for further soul training. By accumulating different experiences in new eras and environments,\u003cbr\u003ehuman beings aim for eternal growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/in.okawabooks.com\/products\/the-laws-of-eternity-el-cantare-unveils-the-structure-of-the-spirit-world?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=1f8bd3349\u0026amp;_ss=r\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3681\/7567\/files\/L_0981.jpg?v=1761209755\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"235\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"book-the-laws-of-eternity-el-cantare-unveils-the-structure-of-the-spirit-world-ryuho-okawa-hindi","title":"Book, The Laws of Eternity: El Cantare Unveils the Structure of the Spirit World, Ryuho Okawa, Hindi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Where do we come from and where do we go after death?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis unparalleled book offers us complete answers to life’s most important questions that we all are confronted with at some point or another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn The Laws of Eternity\u003c\/em\u003e, author Ryuho Okawa takes us on a journey to the other world, a place where we came from before we were born and return to after death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe other world has a multidimensional structure consisting of the worlds of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth dimensions, where souls with the same level of spiritual awareness and similar characteristics reside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book reveals the eternal mysteries and the ultimate secrets of Earth’s spirit group that have been covered by the veil of legends and myths. 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