What Becomes of the Soul After Death - Divine Life …

1 what Becomes OF THE SOUL After Death By SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA Sri Swami Sivananda Founder of The Divine Life Society SERVE, LOVE, GIVE, PURIFY, MEDITATE, REALIZE So Says Sri Swami Sivananda A Divine LIFE SOCIETY PUBLICATION Thirteenth Edition: 1997 (8,000 Copies) World Wide Web (WWW) Edition: 1999 WWW site: This WWW reprint is for free distribution The Divine Life Trust Society ISBN 81-7052-011-8 Published By THE Divine LIFE SOCIETY SHIVANANDANAGAR 249 192 Distt.

2 Tehri-Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh, Himalayas, India. OM DEDICATED TO LORD YAMA, MARKANDEYA, NACHIKETAS, SAVITRI AND NANDI, THE ETERNAL ATTENDANT OF LORD SIVA, WHO HAVE ALL UNRAVELLED THE MYSTERIES OF THE LIFE BEYOND Death OM 5th December, 1957 Children of Immortality!There is a living, unchanging, eternal Consciousness that underlies all names and is God or is the end of all actions. He is the end of all Sadhanas, Yoga practices. Seek Him. Only then can you be free and perfect. Look upon the world as a mirage. Lead a life ofselfless service, renunciation, dispassion, prayer and meditation. You will soon God bless you. Om Tat own Atman,SivanandaPUBLISHERS NOTEThe problem of life beyond Death has ever been a most fascinating one from timeimmemorial.

3 Man has always been intrigued by the question, what Becomes of the Soul afterDeath? The present volume, as the title suggests, treats in detail of the subject and furnishes ananswer to the agelong recent times there has been much speculation on this problem. This had led to a lot ofresearch work too. The fact of continuity of consciousness After physical Death has come to beaccepted as such by most of the modern thinkers, latest of whom, the famous scientist, Dr. , has expressed himself in favour of such belief. Many books have been written on thissubject, but hitherto most of the works deal mainly with the astral or other spirit world. It has mostlybeen the study of the conditions in the Pretaloka which is merely one among the numeroussupramundane planes beyond the grave.

4 Spiritism, seance and the testimony of recognisedmediums have for most part featured prominently in all such present book by Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj is a departure from the usual line in that itis based, to a great extent, upon authoritative scriptural texts and upon knowledge derived throughreasoning, deep reflection and personal meditation. It throws a flood of light upon all aspects ofpost-mortem existence not adequately dealt with in other works. The book also gives valuableinformation about the different beliefs on this subject, of the various races and portions giving the inner meaning and esoteric significance of the different practicesand customs in connection with the dead form a most informative one.

5 The appendix and the storiesin the end and the very interesting poems in the beginning are most thought-provoking and feel that the perusal of the present work will confirm man s belief that Death is not theend of life , that his actions here unfailingly react upon him in the After state too and will stimulatehisVicharaor power of investigation. We have no doubt that the reader will be helped to make aproper evaluation of the real worth of this physical existence upon the earth plane in the light of thisnew knowledge of the supracorporeal states of being. THE Divine LIFE SOCIETYINTRODUCTIONP araloka-Vidyaor the science about the departed souls and their planes of living is a subjectof absorbing interest.

6 It is a Mysterious Science which contains many secrets or hidden wonders. Ithas intimate connection with Panchagni-Vidya or the science of transmigration propounded in theChhandogya Upanishad. The doctrine of reincarnation or metempsychosis, transmigration of thesoul and spiritualism come under the Paraloka-Vidya. Everybody is curious and anxious to knowthis scientists, the inventors of many marvellous things, mighty Emperors who have donestupendous works, inspired poets, wonderful artists, many Brahmins, Rishis, Yogins have comeand gone. You are all extremely anxious to know what has become to them. Do they still exist? what is there at the other side of Death ? Have they become non-existent or have they dwindled intoan airy nothing?

7 Such questions do arise spontaneously in the hearts of all. The same question arisestoday as it arose thousands of years ago. No one can stop it, because it is inseparably connected withour is a subject which is of the deepest interest to everyone. One day or other all must terror of Death overshadows the lives of all human beings. It brings considerably unnecessarysorrow, suffering and anxiety to the survivors who are anxious to know about the fate of thedeparted the West also this question has aroused a great deal of interest and attention in certainscientific circles. Much investigation has been made. But the researches have, however, beenconfined more or less to find out whether or not the individuality survives and persists After thedissolution of the physical body.

8 This has been proved in the affirmative by actual communicationwith the spirit world through science, mediumship knowledge of this science will rob Death of all its terror and sorrow and enable you to seeit in the proper light and to understand its place in the scheme of your evolution. It will certainlygoad you to find out suitable methods to conquer Death and attain immortality. It will forcibly urgeyou to take to the study of Brahma-Vidya in right earnest and find out the true Master or illuminedsage who can put you in the right path of Truth and explain to you the mysteries other side of Death is accurately described in this book. It has been scientificallyexamined and carefully described.

9 This book contains abundant information on this subject. It willgive you a wealth of facts on this topic. It contains the essence of the Upanishadic have suffered very much simply out of ignorance and superstition concerning this mostimportant matter. If you go through this book carefully the veil of ignorance will be removed. Youwill be freed from the horrors of one aim of all Yoga Sadhanas is to face Death fearlessly and joyfully. A Yogi or a Sageor even a real aspirant has no fear of Death . Death is terribly afraid of those who do Japa, meditationand Kirtan. He and his messengers dare not approach them. Lord Krishna says in theBhagavad-Gita, Having come to Me, these Mahatmas come not again to birth, the place of painand non-eternity; they have gone to the highest bliss (Chapter VIII-15).

10 Death is painful to a worldly man. A desireless man never weeps when he dies. A full-blownJnani never dies. His Prana never departs. Your highest duty is to prepare for a peaceful lifehereafter. Conquer the fear of Death . Conquest of fear of Death , conquest of Death is the highestutility of all Spiritual Sadhana. Pray to the Lord to enable you to worship Him in every birth ofyours. End the cycle of birth if you want everlasting bliss. Live in the eternal Atman and be happyfor had Death at his command(Iccha-Mrityu).Savitri brought back Satyavan, herhusband, to life through her power of chastity. Markandeya conquered Death through worship ofLord Siva. You also can conquer Death through devotion, knowledge and power OF A DYING MAN(Isavasya Upanishad)ehrNm:y: n: p:a*: N: s:ty:sy:aep:eht: m: K:m.