Is there life after death - scientific evidence. Is there life after death: evidence of the existence of the afterlife

At some point in life, often from a certain age, when relatives and friends pass away, a person tends to ask questions about death and about possible life after death. We have already written materials on this topic, and you can read the answers to some questions.

But it seems that the number of questions is only growing and we want to explore this topic a little deeper.

Life is eternal

In this article we will not give arguments for and against the existence of life after death. We will proceed from the fact that life exists after the death of the body.

Over the past 50–70 years, medicine and psychology have accumulated tens of thousands of written evidence and research results that make it possible to lift the veil from this mystery.

It is worth noting that, on the one hand, all recorded cases of post-death experiences or travel differ from each other. But, on the other hand, they all coincide in key points.

Such as

• death is simply a transition from one form of life to another;
• when consciousness leaves the body, it simply goes to other worlds and universes;
• the soul, freed from physical experiences, experiences extraordinary lightness, bliss and heightened all senses;
• feeling of flight;
• spiritual worlds are saturated with light and love;
• in the posthumous world, time and space familiar to humans do not exist;
• consciousness works differently than when living in the body, everything is perceived and grasped almost instantly;
• the eternity of life is realized.

Life after death: recorded real cases and recorded facts

The number of recorded accounts of eyewitnesses who have experienced out-of-body experiences is so great today that they could form a large encyclopedia. And perhaps a small library.

Perhaps the largest number of described cases about life after death can be read in the books of Michael Newton, Ian Stevenson, Raymond Moody, Robert Monroe and Edgar Cayce.

Several thousand transcribed audio recordings of regressive hypnosis sessions about the life of the soul between incarnations can only be found in the books of Michael Newton.

Michael Newton began using regression hypnosis to treat his patients, especially those for whom traditional medicine and psychology could no longer help.

At first, he was surprised to discover that many serious problems in life, including patients’ health, had their causes in past lives.

After several decades of research, Newton not only developed a mechanism for treating complex physical and psychological injuries that began in past incarnations, but also collected the largest amount of evidence to date for the existence of life after death.

Michael Newton's first book, Journeys of the Soul, was released in 1994, followed by several more books dealing with life in the spirit worlds.

These books describe not only the mechanism of the soul’s transition from one life to another, but also how we choose our birth, our parents, loved ones, friends, trials and circumstances of life.

In one of the forewords to his book, Michael Newton wrote: “We are all about to return home. Where only pure, unconditional love, compassion and harmony exist side by side. You need to understand that you are currently in school, the Earth school, and when the training is over, this loving harmony is waiting for you. It is important to remember that every experience you have during your current life contributes to your personal, spiritual growth. No matter when or how your training ends, you will return home to the unconditional love that is always available and waiting for us all.”

But the main thing is that Newton not only collected the largest amount of detailed evidence, he also developed a tool that allows anyone to gain their own experience.

Today, regressive hypnosis is also represented in Russia, and if you want to resolve your doubts about the existence of an immortal soul, now you have the opportunity to check it for yourself.

To do this, just find the contacts of a specialist in regressive hypnosis on the Internet. However, take the time to read the reviews to avoid unpleasant disappointment.

Today, books are not the only source of information about life after death. Films and TV series are being made on this topic.

One of the most famous films on this topic, based on real events, “Heaven is for Real” 2014. The film was based on the book “Heaven is Real” by Todd Burpo.

A book about the story of a 4-year-old boy who experienced clinical death during surgery, went to heaven and returned back, written by his father.

This story is amazing in its details. While out of body, 4-year-old baby Kilton clearly saw what the doctors and his parents were doing. Which exactly corresponded to what was actually happening.

Kilton describes the heavens and their inhabitants in great detail, although his heart only stopped for a few minutes. During his stay in heaven, the boy learns such details about the life of the family that, according to his father’s assurances, he could not have known, if only because of his age.

The child, during his out-of-body journey, saw dead relatives, angels, Jesus and even the Virgin Mary, apparently due to his Catholic upbringing. The boy observed the past and the near future.

The events described in the book forced Father Kilton to completely reconsider his views on life, death and what awaits us after death.

Interesting cases and evidence of eternal life

An interesting incident happened several years ago with our compatriot Vladimir Efremov.

Vladimir Grigorievich had a spontaneous exit from the body due to cardiac arrest. In a word, Vladimir Grigorievich experienced clinical death in February 2014, which he told his relatives and colleagues about in every detail.

And it seemed like there was one more case confirming the presence of an otherworldly life. But the fact is that Vladimir Efremov is not just an ordinary person, not a psychic, but a scientist with an impeccable reputation in his circles.

And according to Vladimir Grigorievich himself, before he experienced clinical death, he considered himself an atheist and perceived stories about the afterlife as the dope of religion. He devoted most of his professional life to the development of rocket systems and space engines.

Therefore, for Efremov himself, the experience of contact with the afterlife was very unexpected, but it largely changed his views on the nature of reality.

It is noteworthy that in his experience there is also light, serenity, extraordinary clarity of perception, a pipe (tunnel) and no sense of time and space.

But, since Vladimir Efremov is a scientist, designer of aircraft and spacecraft, he gives a very interesting description of the world in which his consciousness found itself. He explains it in physical and mathematical concepts, which are unusually far from religious ideas.

He notes that a person in the afterlife sees what he wants to see, which is why there are so many differences in the descriptions. Despite his previous atheism, Vladimir Grigorievich noted that the presence of God was felt everywhere.

There was no visible form of God, but his presence was undeniable. Later, Efremov even gave a presentation on this topic to his colleagues. Listen to the story of the eyewitness himself.

Dalai Lama

One of the greatest proofs of eternal life is known to many, but few have thought about it. Nobel Peace Prize laureate, spiritual leader of Tibet Dalai Lama XIV, is the 14th incarnation of the consciousness (soul) of the 1st Dalai Lama.

But they began the tradition of reincarnation of the main spiritual leader, to preserve the purity of knowledge even earlier. In the Tibetan Kagyu lineage, the highest reincarnated Lama is called Karmapa. And now the Karmapa is experiencing his 17th incarnation.

The famous film “Little Buddha” was made based on the story of the death of the 16th Karmapa and the search for the child into whom he would be reborn.

In the traditions of Buddhism and Hinduism, in general, the practice of repeated incarnations is very widespread. But it is especially widely known in Tibetan Buddhism.

It is not only the supreme Lamas, such as the Dalai Lama or the Karmapa, who are reborn. After death, almost without interruption, their closest disciples also come to a new human body, whose task is to recognize the soul of the Lama in the child.

There is a whole ritual of recognition, including recognition among many personal belongings from a previous incarnation. And everyone is free to decide for themselves whether they believe or not in these stories.

But in the political life of the world, some are inclined to take this seriously.

Thus, the new reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is always recognized by the Pancha Lama, who, in turn, is also reborn after each death. It is the Pancha Lama who finally confirms that the child is the embodiment of the consciousness of the Dalai Lama.

And it so happened that the current Pancha Lama is still a child and lives in China. Moreover, he cannot leave this country, because the Chinese government needs him so that without their participation it would not be possible to determine the new incarnation of the Dalai Lama.

Therefore, in the past few years, the spiritual leader of Tibet sometimes jokes and says that he may no longer incarnate or incarnate in a female body. You can, of course, argue that these are Buddhists and they have such beliefs and this is not evidence. But it seems that some heads of state perceive this differently.

Bali - “Island of the Gods”

Another interesting fact takes place in Indonesia, on the Hindu island of Bali. In Hinduism, the theory of reincarnation is key and the islanders deeply believe in it. They believe so strongly that during the cremation of the body, the relatives of the deceased ask the gods to allow the soul, if it wants to be born again on earth, to be born again in Bali.

Which is quite understandable, the island lives up to its name “Island of the Gods”. Moreover, if the family of the deceased is wealthy, she is asked to return to the family.

When a child reaches 3 years of age, there is a tradition of taking him to a special clergyman who has the ability to determine which soul has come into this body. And sometimes it turns out to be the soul of a great-grandmother or uncle. And the existence of the entire island, practically a small state, is determined by these beliefs.

Modern science's view of life after death

Science's views on death and life have changed greatly over the past 50–70 years, largely due to the development of quantum physics and biology. In recent decades, scientists have come closer than ever before to understanding what happens to consciousness after life leaves the body.

If 100 years ago science denied the existence of consciousness or soul, today this is already a generally accepted fact, as is the fact that the consciousness of the experimenter influences the results of the experiment.

So does the soul exist, and is Consciousness immortal from a scientific point of view? - Yes

Neuroscientist Christoph Koch in April 2016, at a meeting of scientists with the 14th Dalai Lama, said that the latest theories in brain science consider consciousness as a property that is inherent in everything that exists.

Consciousness is inherent in everything and is present everywhere, just as gravity acts on all objects without exception.

The theory of “Panpsychism”, the theory of a single universal consciousness, has received a second life these days. This theory is present in Buddhism, Greek philosophy and pagan traditions. But for the first time, Panpsychism is supported by science.

Giulio Tononi, the author of the famous modern theory of consciousness “Integrated Information Theory” states the following: “consciousness exists in physical systems in the form of diverse and multilaterally interconnected pieces of information.”

Christopher Koch and Giulio Tononi made a statement that is astonishing for modern science:

"Consciousness is the fundamental quality inherent in reality."

Based on this hypothesis, Koch and Tononi came up with a unit of measurement for consciousness and called it phi. Scientists have already developed a test that measures phi in the human brain.

A magnetic pulse is sent to the human brain and how the signal is measured in the brain's neurons is measured.

The longer and clearer the brain reverberation in response to a magnetic stimulus, the more conscious a person is.

Using this technique, it is possible to determine what state a person is in: awake, asleep or under anesthesia.

This method of measuring consciousness has found widespread use in medicine. The phi level helps to accurately determine whether actual death has occurred or the patient is in a vegetative state.

The test helps to find out at what time consciousness begins to develop in the fetus and how clearly a person is aware of himself in a state of dementia or dementia.

Several proofs of the existence of the soul and its immortality

Here we are again faced with what can be considered proof of the existence of the soul. In court cases, witness testimony is evidence in favor of the innocence and guilt of suspects.

And for most of us, the stories of people, especially loved ones, who have experienced a post-mortem experience or the separation of the soul from the body will be evidence of the presence of a soul. However, it is not a fact that scientists will accept this evidence as such.

Where is the point at which stories and myths become scientifically proven?

Moreover, today we already know that many of the inventions of the human mind that we use now were present exclusively in science fiction works 200–300 years ago.

The simplest example of this is an airplane.

Evidence from psychiatrist Jim Tucker

So let's look at several cases described by psychiatrist Jim B. Tucker as evidence for the existence of the soul. Moreover, what could be a greater proof of the immortality of the soul if not reincarnation or the memory of one’s past incarnations?

Like Ian Stevenson, Jim spent decades researching the issue of reincarnation based on children's memories of past lives.

In his book Life Before Life: A Scientific Study of Children's Memories of Past Lives, he reviewed more than 40 years of reincarnation research at the University of Virginia.

The studies were based on children's exact memories of their past incarnations.

The book, among other things, discusses birthmarks and birth defects that are present in children and correlate with the cause of death in a previous incarnation.

Jim began studying this issue after he encountered quite frequent requests from parents who claimed that their children told very consistent stories about their past lives.

Names, occupations, places of residence and circumstances of death are given. What a surprise it was when some of the stories were confirmed: houses were found in which the children lived in their previous incarnations and graves where they were buried.

There were too many such cases to consider it a coincidence or a hoax. Moreover, in some cases, young children as young as 2-4 years old already possessed skills that they claimed to have mastered in past lives. Here are a few such examples.

Baby Hunter incarnate

Hunter, a 2-year-old boy, told his parents that he was a multiple golf champion. He lived in the United States of America in the mid-30s and his name was Bobby Jones. At the same time, at only two years old, Hunter played golf well.

So good that he was allowed to study in the section, despite the existing age restrictions of 5 years. It is not surprising that the parents decided to have their son checked. They printed out photographs of several competitive golfers and asked the boy to identify himself.

Without hesitation, Hunter pointed to the photograph of Bobby Jones. By the age of seven, memories of his past life began to blur, but the boy still plays golf and has already won several competitions.

Incarnation of James

Another example about the boy James. He was about 2.5 years old when he started talking about his past life and how he died. First, the child began to have nightmares about the plane crash.

But one day James told his mother that he was a military pilot and died in a plane crash during the war with Japan. His plane was shot down near the island of Iota. The boy described in detail how the bomb hit the engine and the plane began to fall into the ocean.

He remembered that in a previous life his name was James Houston, he grew up in Pennsylvania, and his father suffered from alcoholism.

The boy's father turned to the military archives, where it turned out that a pilot named James Houston really existed. He took part in air operations off the islands of Japan during the Second World War. Houston died off the island of Iota, exactly as the child described.

Reincarnation researcher Ian Stevens

The books of another no less famous reincarnation researcher, Ian Stevens, contain about 3 thousand verified and confirmed childhood memories of past incarnations. Unfortunately, his books have not yet been translated into Russian, and are currently only available in English.

His first book was published in 1997 and was entitled "Reincarnation and Stevenson's Biology: Contributions to the Etiology of Birthmarks and Birth Defects."

In researching this book, two hundred cases of birth defects or birthmarks in children that could not be explained medically or genetically were examined. At the same time, the children themselves explained their origins by events from past lives.

For example, there have been cases of children with irregular or missing fingers. Children with such defects often remembered the circumstances under which these injuries were received, where and at what age. Many of the stories were confirmed by death certificates found later and even stories from living relatives.

There was a boy with moles that were shaped very much like the entry and exit wounds of a bullet wound. The boy himself claimed that he died from a shot in the head. He remembered his name and the house in which he lived.

The deceased's sister was later found and confirmed her brother's name and the fact that he shot himself in the head.

All the thousands and thousands of similar cases recorded today are proof not only of the existence of the soul, but also of its immortality. Moreover, thanks to many years of research by Ian Stevenson, Jim B. Tucker, Michael Newton and others, we know that sometimes no more than 6 years can pass between soul incarnations.

In general, according to the research of Michael Newton, the soul itself chooses how soon and why it wants to incarnate again.

Further proof of the existence of the soul came from the discovery of the atom.

The discovery of the atom and its structure led to the fact that scientists, especially quantum physicists, were forced to admit that at the quantum level everything existing in the universe, absolutely everything, is one.

An atom is 90 percent composed of space (emptiness), which means that all living and nonliving bodies, including the human body, consist of the same space.

It is noteworthy that more and more quantum physicists are now practicing Eastern meditation practices, because, in their opinion, they allow them to experience this fact of unity.

John Hagelin, a famous quantum physicist and popularizer of science, said in one of his interviews that for all quantum physicists, our unity at the subatomic level is a proven fact.

But if you want not just to know this, but to experience it yourself, take up meditation, because it will help you find access to this space of peace and love, which is already present inside everyone, but is simply not realized.

You can call it God, soul or higher mind, the fact of its existence will not change in any way.

Isn’t it possible that mediums, psychics and many creative personalities can connect to this space?

Religious opinions on death

The opinion of all religions about death agrees on one thing - when you die in this world, you are born in another. But the descriptions of other worlds in the Bible, Koran, Kabbalah, Vedas and other religious books differ in accordance with the cultural characteristics of the countries where this or that religion was born.

But taking into account the hypothesis that after death the soul sees those worlds that it is inclined and wants to see, we can conclude that all differences in religious views on life after death are explained precisely by differences in faith and beliefs.

Spiritualism: communication with the departed

It seems that humans have always had a desire to communicate with the dead. Because throughout the existence of human culture, there have been people who have been able to communicate with the spirits of deceased ancestors.

In the Middle Ages, this was done by shamans, priests and sorcerers; in our time, people with such abilities are called mediums or psychics.

If you watch television at least occasionally, you may have come across a television show that shows sessions of communication with the spirits of the deceased.

One of the most famous shows in which communication with the departed is a key theme is “Battle of Psychics” on TNT.

It is difficult to say how real what the viewer sees on the screen is. But one thing is for sure - it is now not difficult to find someone who can help you contact your deceased loved one.

But when choosing a medium, you should take care to obtain proven recommendations. At the same time, you can try to set up this connection yourself.

Yes, not everyone has psychic abilities, but many can develop them. There are often cases when communication with the dead occurs spontaneously.

This usually happens up to 40 days after death, until the time has come for the soul to fly away from the earthly plane. During this period, communication can occur on its own, especially if the deceased has something to tell you and you are emotionally open to such communication.

One of the eternal questions to which humanity does not have a clear answer is what awaits us after death?

Ask this question to the people around you and you will get different answers. They will depend on what the person believes. And regardless of faith, many are afraid of death. They don’t try to simply acknowledge the very fact of its existence. But only our physical body dies, and the soul is eternal.

There was never a time when neither you nor I existed. And in the future, none of us will cease to exist.

Bhagavad Gita. Chapter two. Soul in the world of matter.

Why are so many people afraid of death?

Because they relate their “I” only to the physical body. They forget that in each of them there is an immortal, eternal soul. They don’t know what happens during dying and after it.

This fear is generated by our ego, which accepts only what can be proven through experience. Is it possible to find out what death is and whether there is an afterlife “without harm to health”?

All over the world there are a sufficient number of documented stories of people

Scientists are on the verge of proving life after death

An unexpected experiment was carried out in September 2013. at the English Hospital in Southampton. Doctors recorded testimonies of patients who experienced clinical death. The head of the research group, cardiologist Sam Parnia, shared the results:

“From the early days of my medical career I was interested in the problem of “disembodied sensations.” In addition, some of my patients experienced clinical death. Gradually, I collected more and more stories from those who claimed that they flew over their own body in a coma.

However, there was no scientific evidence of such information. And I decided to find an opportunity to test her in a hospital setting.

For the first time in history, a medical facility was specially refurbished. In particular, in the wards and operating rooms, we hung thick boards with colored drawings from the ceiling. And most importantly, they began to carefully record, down to the seconds, everything that happens with each patient.

From the moment his heart stopped, his pulse and breathing stopped. And in those cases when the heart was then able to start and the patient began to regain consciousness, we immediately wrote down everything he did and said.

All the behavior and all the words, gestures of each patient. Now our knowledge of “disembodied sensations” is much more systematized and complete than before.”

Almost a third of patients clearly and clearly remember themselves in a coma. At the same time, no one saw the drawings on the boards!

Sam and his colleagues came to the following conclusions:

“From a scientific point of view, the success is considerable. General sensations have been established among people who seem to...

They suddenly begin to understand everything. Completely freed from pain. They feel pleasure, comfort, even bliss. They see their dead relatives and friends. They are enveloped in a soft and very pleasant light. There is an atmosphere of extraordinary kindness around.”

When asked whether the experiment participants believed that they had visited “another world,” Sam replied:

“Yes, and although this world was somewhat mystical for them, it still existed. As a rule, patients reached a gate or some other place in the tunnel from where there is no turning back and where they need to decide whether to return...

And you know, almost everyone now has a completely different perception of life. It has changed because man has passed through a moment of blissful spiritual existence. Almost all of my wards admitted that, although they did not want to die.

The transition to another world turned out to be an extraordinary and pleasant experience. After the hospital, many began to work in charitable organizations.”

The experiment is currently ongoing. A further 25 UK hospitals are joining the study.

The memory of the soul is immortal

There is a soul, and it does not die with the body. Dr Parnia's confidence is shared by the UK's leading medical luminary.

The famous professor of neurology from Oxford, the author of works translated into many languages, Peter Fenis rejects the opinion of the majority of scientists on the planet.

They believe that the body, ceasing its functions, releases certain chemicals that, passing through the brain, actually cause extraordinary sensations in a person.

“The brain doesn’t have time to carry out the ‘closing procedure’,” says Professor Fenis.

“For example, during a heart attack, a person sometimes loses consciousness at lightning speed. Along with consciousness, memory also goes away. So how can we discuss episodes that people cannot remember?

But since they clearly talk about what happened to them when their brain activity was turned off, therefore, there is a soul, spirit or something else that allows you to be in consciousness outside the body.”

What happens after you die?

The physical body is not the only one we have. In addition to it, there are several thin bodies assembled according to the matryoshka principle.

The subtle level closest to us is called the ether or astral. We simultaneously exist in both the material world and the spiritual.

In order to maintain life in the physical body, we need food and drink, in order to maintain vital energy in our astral body, we need communication with the Universe and with the surrounding material world.

Death ends the existence of the densest of all our bodies, and the astral body's connection with reality is severed.

The astral body, freed from the physical shell, is transported into a different quality - into the soul. And the soul has a connection only with the Universe. This process is described in sufficient detail by people who have experienced clinical death.

Naturally, they do not describe its last stage, because they only fall on the one closest to the material substance level, their astral body has not yet lost contact with the physical body and they are not fully aware of the fact of death.

The transportation of the astral body into the soul is called the second death. After this, the soul goes to another world.

Once there, the soul discovers that it consists of different levels intended for souls of varying degrees of development.

When the death of the physical body occurs, the subtle bodies begin to gradually separate. Subtle bodies also have different densities, and, accordingly, different amounts of time are required for their disintegration.

On the third day After the physical, the etheric body, which is called the aura, disintegrates.

In nine days the emotional body disintegrates, in forty days mental body. The body of spirit, soul, experience - casual - goes into the space between lives.

By suffering greatly for our departed loved ones, we thereby prevent their subtle bodies from dying at the right time. Thin shells get stuck where they shouldn't be. Therefore, you need to let them go, thanking them for all the experiences they have lived together.

Is it possible to consciously look beyond life?

Just as a person dresses in new clothes, discarding the old and worn ones, so the soul is embodied in a new body, leaving behind the old and lost strength.

Bhagavad Gita. Chapter 2. Soul in the material world.

Each of us has lived more than one life, and this experience is stored in our memory.

Every soul has a different experience of dying. And it can be remembered.

Why remember the experience of dying in past lives? To look at this stage differently. To understand what actually happens at the moment of dying and after it. Finally, to stop being afraid of death.

At the Institute of Reincarnation, you can gain the experience of dying using simple techniques. For those in whom the fear of death is too strong, there is a safety technique that allows you to painlessly view the process of the soul leaving the body.

Here are some testimonials from students about their experiences with dying.

Kononuchenko Irina , first year student at the Institute of Reincarnation:

I watched several deaths in different bodies: female and male.

After natural death in a female incarnation (I’m 75 years old), my soul did not want to ascend to the World of Souls. I was left to wait for my husband, who still lived. During his lifetime he was an important person and close friend to me.

It felt like we lived in perfect harmony. I died first, the Soul exited through the third eye area. Understanding my husband’s grief after “my death,” I wanted to support him with my invisible presence, and I didn’t want to leave myself. After some time, when both “got used to it and got used to it” in the new state, I went up to the World of Souls and waited for him there.

After natural death in the body of a man (harmonious incarnation), the Soul easily said goodbye to the body and ascended to the world of Souls. There was a feeling of a mission accomplished, a lesson successfully completed, a feeling of satisfaction. A discussion of life immediately took place.

In case of violent death (I am a man dying on the battlefield from a wound), the Soul leaves the body through the chest area, where the wound is. Until the moment of death, life flashed before my eyes.

I’m 45 years old, I have a wife, children... I really want to see them and hold them close.. and here I am... it’s unclear where and how... and alone. Tears in the eyes, regret about the “unlived” life. After leaving the body, it is not easy for the Soul; it is again met by Helping Angels.

Without additional energetic reconfiguration, I (the soul) cannot independently free myself from the burden of incarnation (thoughts, emotions, feelings). A “capsule-centrifuge” is imagined, where through strong rotation-acceleration there is an increase in frequencies and “separation” from the experience of embodiment.

Marina Kana, 1st year student at the Institute of Reincarnation:

In total, I went through 7 dying experiences, three of them violent. I will describe one of them.

Girl, Ancient Rus'. I was born into a large peasant family, I live in unity with nature, I love spinning with my friends, singing songs, walking in the forest and fields, helping my parents with housework, and babysitting my younger brothers and sisters.

Men are not interested, the physical side of love is not clear. The guy was wooing her, but she was afraid of him.

I saw how she was carrying water on a yoke; he blocked the road and pestered: “You’ll still be mine!” To prevent others from getting married, I started a rumor that I was not of this world. And I’m glad, I don’t need anyone, I told my parents that I wouldn’t get married.

She did not live long, she died at 28, she was not married. She died of a severe fever, lay in the heat and was delirious, all wet, her hair matted from sweat. The mother sits nearby, sighs, wipes him with a wet cloth, and gives him water to drink from a wooden ladle. The soul flies out of the head, as if it is being pushed out from within, when the mother comes out into the hallway.

The soul looks down on the body, no regrets. The mother comes in and starts crying. Then the father comes running to the screams, shakes his fists at the sky, shouts to the dark icon in the corner of the hut: “What have you done!” The kids huddled together, quiet and scared. The soul leaves calmly, no one is sorry.

Then the soul seems to be drawn into a funnel and flies upward towards the light. The outline is similar to clouds of steam, next to them are the same clouds, circling, intertwining, rushing upward. Fun and easy! She knows that she lived her life as she planned. In the World of Souls, laughing, the beloved soul meets (this is unfaithful). She understands why she passed away early - it became no longer interesting to live, knowing that he was not incarnated, she strove for him faster.

Simonova Olga , 1st year student at the Institute of Reincarnation

All my deaths were similar. Separation from the body and smoothly rising above it... and then just as smoothly upward above the Earth. Mostly these are dying of natural causes in old age.

One thing I saw was violent (cutting off the head), but I saw it outside the body, as if from the outside, and did not feel any tragedy. On the contrary, relief and gratitude to the executioner. Life was aimless, a female embodiment. The woman wanted to commit suicide in her youth because she was left without parents.

Imagine that right now you were given evidence of life after death, how your reality could change... Read and think. There is enough information for thought.

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Religion's point of view on the afterlife

Life after death... It sounds like an oxymoron, death is the end of life. Humanity has been haunted by the idea that the biological death of the body is not the end of human existence. What remains after the death of the camp, different peoples in different periods of history had their own views, which also had common features.

Representations of tribal peoples

We cannot say for sure what views our prehistoric ancestors held; anthropologists have collected a sufficient number of observations of modern tribes, whose way of life has changed since Neolithic times. It is worth drawing some conclusions. During the period of physical death, the soul of the deceased leaves the body and replenishes the host of ancestral spirits.

There were also spirits of animals, trees, and stones. Man was not fundamentally separated from the surrounding universe. There was no place for the eternal rest of the spirits - they continued to live in that harmony, observing the living, assisting them in their affairs and helping them with advice through shaman intermediaries.

The deceased ancestors provided assistance disinterestedly: the aborigines, ignorant of commodity-money relations, did not tolerate them in communicating with the world of spirits - the latter were content with respect.

Christianity

Thanks to the missionary activities of its adherents, it swept the universe. The denominations agreed that after death a person goes either to Hell, where a loving God will punish him forever, or to Heaven, where there is constant happiness and grace. Christianity is a separate topic; you can learn more about the afterlife.

Judaism

Judaism, from which Christianity “grew,” has no considerations about life after death, the facts are not presented, because no one returned back.

The Old Testament was interpreted by the Pharisees, that there is an afterlife and reward, and by the Sadducees, who were confident that everything ends with death. Quote from the Bible “...a living dog is better than a dead lion” Ek. 9.4. The book of Ecclesiastes was written by a Sadducee who did not believe in an afterlife.

Islam

Judaism is one of the Abrahamic religions. Whether there is life after death has been clearly defined - yes. Muslims go to Heaven, the rest go to Hell together. No appeals.

Hinduism

World religion on earth tells a lot about the afterlife. According to beliefs, after physical death, people go either to heavenly realms, where life is better and longer than on Earth, or to hellish planets, where everything is worse.

One thing is good: unlike Christianity, you can return to Earth from the hellish realms for exemplary behavior, and from the heavenly realms you can fall again if something goes wrong for you. There is no eternal sentence to hell.

Buddhism

Religion - from Hinduism. Buddhists believe that until you receive enlightenment on earth and merge with the Absolute, the series of births and deaths is endless and is called “”.

Life on earth is sheer suffering, man is overwhelmed by his endless desires, and failure to fulfill them makes him unhappy. Give up thirst and you are free. It's right.

Mummies of Eastern monks

“Living” 200-year-old mummy of a Tibetan monk from Ulaanbaatar

The phenomenon was discovered by scientists in southeast Asia, and today it is one of the proofs, indirectly, that a person still lives after turning off all functions of the camp.

The bodies of eastern monks were not buried, but mummified. Not like the pharaohs in Egypt, but in natural conditions, created thanks to moist air with above-zero temperatures. They still have hair and nails growing for some time. If in the corpse of an ordinary person this phenomenon is explained by the drying out of the shell and the visual lengthening of the nail plates, then in mummies they actually grow back.

The energy-information field, which is measured by a thermometer, thermal imager, UHF receiver and other modern devices, is three or four times greater in these mummies than in the average person. Scientists call this energy the noosphere, which allows mummies to remain intact and maintain contact with the earth's information field.

Scientific evidence of life after death

If religious fanatics or simply believers do not question what is written in the doctrine, modern people with critical thinking doubt the truth of the theories. When the hour of death approaches, a person is seized by a trembling fear of the unknown, and this stimulates curiosity and a desire to find out what awaits us beyond the boundaries of the material world.

Scientists have found that death is a phenomenon characterized by a number of obvious factors:

• lack of heartbeat;
• cessation of any mental processes in the brain;
• stopping bleeding and blood clotting;
• some time after death, the body begins to numb and decompose, and what remains of it is a light, empty and dry shell.

Duncan McDougall

An American researcher named Duncan McDougall carried out an experiment at the beginning of the 20th century where he found that the weight of the human body after death decreases by 21 grams. Calculations allowed him to conclude that the difference in mass - the weight of the soul leaves the body after death. The theory has been criticized, this is one of the works to find evidence for it.

Researchers have found that the soul has physical weight!

The idea of ​​what awaits us is surrounded by many myths and hoaxes that are created by charlatans posing as scientists. It is difficult to figure out what is fact or fiction; confident theories can be questioned due to lack of evidence.

Scientists continue their search and introduce people to new research and experiments.

Ian Stevenson

Canadian-American biochemist and psychiatrist, author of the work “Twenty Cases of Alleged Reincarnation,” Ian Stevenson conducted an experiment: he analyzed the stories of more than 2 thousand people who claimed to store memories from past lives.

The biochemist expressed the theory that a person simultaneously exists on two levels of existence - gross or physical, earthly, and subtle, that is, spiritual, immaterial. Leaving a body that is worn out and unsuitable for further existence, the soul goes in search of a new one. The end result of this journey is the birth of a person on Earth.

Ian Stevenson

Researchers have found that every life lived leaves imprints in the form of moles, scars discovered after the birth of a child, physical and mental deformations. The theory is reminiscent of the Buddhist one: when dying, the soul is reincarnated in another body, with already accumulated experience.

The psychiatrist worked with the subconscious of people: in the group they studied there were children who were born with defects. Putting his charges into a trance state, he tried to get any information proving that the soul living in this body had found refuge before. One of the boys, in a state of hypnosis, told Stevenson that he had been hacked to death with an ax and dictated the approximate address of his past family. Arriving at the indicated place, the scientist found people, one of the members of whose house was actually killed with an ax to the head. The wound was reflected on the new body in the form of a growth on the back of the head.

The materials of Professor Stevenson's work give many reasons to believe that the fact of reincarnation has indeed been scientifically proven, that the feeling of “déjà vu” is a memory from a past life, given to us by the subconscious.

Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky

K. E. Tsiolkovsky

The first attempt by Russian researchers to determine such a component of human life as the soul was the research of the famous scientist K. E. Tsiolkovsky.

According to the theory, there cannot be absolute death in the universe by definition, and clots of energy called the soul consist of indivisible atoms endlessly wandering throughout the vast Universe.

Clinical death

Many consider the fact of clinical death to be modern evidence of life after death - a condition experienced by people, often on the operating table. This topic was popularized in the 70s of the 20th century by Dr. Raymond Moody, who published a book called “Life after Death.”

The descriptions of most of the respondents agree:

• about 31% felt flying through the tunnel;
• 29% - saw a starry landscape;
• 24% observed their own body in an unconscious state, lying on the couch, described the real actions of doctors at this moment;
• 23% of patients were attracted by the alluring bright light;
• 13% of people during clinical death watched episodes from life like a movie;
• another 8% saw the border between two worlds - the dead and the living, and some - their own deceased relatives.

Among the respondents were people who were blind from birth. And the testimony is similar to the stories of sighted people. Skeptics explain the visions as oxygen deprivation of the brain and fantasy.

Scientists have evidence of the existence of life after death. They discovered that consciousness can continue after death.
Although there is a lot of skepticism surrounding this topic, there are testimonies from people who have had this experience that will make you think about it.
Although these conclusions are not definitive, you may begin to doubt that death is, in fact, the end of everything.

1. Consciousness continues after death

Dr. Sam Parnia, a professor who has studied near-death experiences and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, believes that a person's consciousness can survive brain death when there is no blood flow to the brain and there is no electrical activity.
Since 2008, he has collected extensive evidence of near-death experiences that occurred when a person's brain was no more active than a loaf of bread.
Based on the visions, conscious awareness persisted for up to three minutes after the heart stopped, although the brain usually shuts down within 20 to 30 seconds after the heart stops.

2. Out-of-body experience

You may have heard people talk about the feeling of separation from your own body, and they seemed like a fantasy to you. American singer Pam Reynolds spoke about her out-of-body experience during brain surgery, which she experienced at the age of 35.
She was placed in an induced coma, her body was cooled to 15 degrees Celsius, and her brain was virtually deprived of blood supply. In addition, her eyes were closed and headphones were inserted into her ears, drowning out sounds.
Hovering above her body, she was able to observe her own operation. The description was very clear. She heard someone say, “Her arteries are too small,” while the song “Hotel California” by The Eagles played in the background.
The doctors themselves were shocked by all the details that Pam told about her experience.

3. Meeting with the dead

One of the classic examples of near-death experiences is meeting deceased relatives on the other side.
Researcher Bruce Grayson believes that what we see when we are in a state of clinical death is not just vivid hallucinations. In 2013, he published a study in which he indicated that the number of patients who met deceased relatives far exceeded the number of those who met living people. Moreover, there were several cases where people met a dead relative on the other side without knowing it. that this person died.

4. Borderline Reality

Internationally recognized Belgian neurologist Steven Laureys does not believe in life after death. He believes that all near-death experiences can be explained through physical phenomena.
Laureys and his team expected that near-death experiences would be similar to dreams or hallucinations and would fade from memory over time.
However, he discovered that memories of near-death experiences remain fresh and vivid regardless of the passage of time and sometimes even outshine memories of actual events.

In one study, researchers asked 344 patients who had experienced cardiac arrest to describe their experiences in the week following resuscitation.
Of all the people surveyed, 18% had difficulty remembering their experience, and 8-12% gave the classic example of a near-death experience. This means that between 28 and 41 unrelated people from different hospitals recalled essentially the same experience.

6. Personality changes

Dutch researcher Pim van Lommel studied the memories of people who experienced clinical death.
According to the results, many people lost their fear of death and became happier, more positive and more sociable. Almost everyone spoke of near-death experiences as a positive experience that further impacted their lives over time.

7. First-hand memories

American neurosurgeon Eben Alexander spent 7 days in a coma in 2008, which changed his opinion about near-death experiences. He stated that he saw something that was difficult to believe.
He said that he saw light and a melody emanating from there, he saw something similar to a portal into a magnificent reality, filled with waterfalls of indescribable colors and millions of butterflies flying across this scene. However, his brain was switched off during these visions to such an extent that he should not have had any glimpses of consciousness.
Many have questioned Dr. Eben's words, but if he is telling the truth, perhaps his experiences and those of others should not be ignored.

8. Visions of the Blind

Authors Kenneth Ring and Sharon Cooper described that people born blind can regain their sight during clinical death.
They interviewed 31 blind people who had experienced clinical death or out-of-body experiences. Moreover, 14 of them were blind from birth.
However, they all described visual images during their experiences, whether it was a tunnel of light, deceased relatives, or watching their bodies from above.

9. Quantum physics

According to Professor Robert Lanza, all possibilities in the Universe happen simultaneously. But when the “observer” decides to look, all these possibilities come down to one, which happens in our world. Read also: Is there life after death? Quantum theory proves yes
Thus, time, space, matter and everything else exist only due to our perception.
If this is so, then things like “death” cease to be an incontrovertible fact and become just a part of perception. In reality, although it may seem that we are dying in this universe, according to Lanz's theory, our life becomes "an eternal flower that blooms again in the multiverse."

10. Children can remember their past lives.

Dr. Ian Stevenson researched and recorded more than 3,000 cases of children under the age of 5 who could remember their past lives.
In one case, a girl from Sri Lanka remembered the name of the city she was in and described her family and home in detail. Later, 27 out of 30 of her statements were confirmed. However, none of her family and acquaintances were in any way connected with this city.
Stevenson also documented cases of children who had phobias related to their past lives, children who had birth defects reflecting the manner in which they died, and even children who went berserk when they recognized their “killers.”

This type of information interests most people. Previously, humanity only speculated whether there was life after death; scientific evidence was provided by modern scientists, using the latest technologies and research methods. The belief that life will continue in some other form, perhaps in another dimension, allows people to achieve their goals. If there is no such confidence, then there is no motivation for further development and improvement.

No one can draw final conclusions. Research continues, new evidence of various theories is emerging. When irrefutable proof of the existence of life after death is provided, then the philosophy of human life will change completely.

Scientific theories and evidence

According to Tsiolkovsky's scientific explanation, physical death does not mean the end of life. In his theory, souls are presented in the form of indivisible atoms, therefore, saying goodbye to corruptible bodies, they do not disappear, but continue to wander in the Universe. Consciousness persists even after death. This was the first attempt to scientifically substantiate the assumption of whether there is life after death, although no evidence was presented.

English researchers working at the London Institute of Psychiatry managed to draw similar conclusions. Their patients' hearts stopped completely and clinical death occurred. At this time, the medical staff discussed various nuances. Some patients recounted the topics of these conversations very accurately.

According to Sam Parnia, the brain is an ordinary human organ, and its cells are in no way capable of generating thoughts. The entire thought process is organized by consciousness. The brain works as a receiver, receiving and processing ready-made information. If we turn off the receiver, the radio station will not stop broadcasting. The same can be said about the physical body after death, when consciousness does not die.

Feelings of people who have experienced clinical death

The best proof of whether there is life after death is the testimony of people. There are many eyewitnesses to their own death. Scientists are trying to systematize their memories, find a scientific basis, and explain what is happening as an ordinary physical process.

The stories of people who have experienced clinical death differ sharply from each other. Not all patients had different visions. Many people don't remember anything at all. But some people shared their impressions after the unusual condition. These cases have their own characteristics.

During a complex operation, one patient experienced clinical death. He describes in detail the situation in the operating room, although he was taken to the hospital in an unconscious state. The hero saw all his saviors from the outside, as well as his body. Later, in the hospital, he recognized the doctors by sight, causing them to be surprised. After all, they left the operating room before the patient regained consciousness.

The woman had other visions. She felt a rapid movement in space, during which there were several stops. The heroine communicated with figures that did not have clear shapes, but she was still able to remember the essence of the conversation. There was a clear awareness that she was outside the body. I couldn’t call this state a dream or a vision, because everything looked too realistic.

The fact that some people who have experienced clinical death acquire new abilities, talents, and extrasensory abilities also remains inexplicable. Many potential dead people had a repeated vision in the form of a long light tunnel and bright flashes. States can be very different: from blissful peace to panic fear, shackling horror. This can only mean one thing: not all people are destined for the same fate. People's evidence of such phenomena can more accurately tell whether there is life after death.

Major religions about life after death

The question of life and death has interested people at different times. This could not but be reflected in religious beliefs. Different religions have their own explanations for the possibility of continuing life after physical death.

Attitude to earthly life Christianity very dismissive. The real, true existence begins in another world, for which you need to prepare. The soul departs a few days after death, staying next to the body. In this case, there is no doubt about whether there is an afterlife after death. When moving to another state, thoughts remain the same. In another world, angels, demons and other souls await people. The degree of spirituality and sin determines the future fate of a particular soul. All this will be decided at the Last Judgment. Unrepentant and great sinners have no chance of going to heaven - they are destined for a place in hell.

IN Islam People who do not believe in the afterlife are considered malicious apostates. Here they also consider earthly life as a transitional stage before akhiret. Allah makes decisions regarding a person's lifespan. Having great faith and few sins, believers of Islam die with a light heart. Infidels and atheists do not have the opportunity to escape from hell, while believers of Islam can count on this.

Do not attach much importance to the issue of life or death in Buddhism. The Buddha identified several other issues that are undesirable for consideration. Buddhists do not think about the soul because it does not exist. Although representatives of this religion believe in reincarnation and nirvana. Rebirth into different forms continues until a person reaches nirvana. All believers in Buddhism strive for this state, because this is how an unhappy carnal existence ends.

IN Judaism there are no clear accents regarding the issue of interest. There are different options, which sometimes contradict each other. This confusion is explained by the fact that other religious movements became the source.

Any religion has a mystical element, although many facts are taken from real life. The afterlife cannot be denied, otherwise the meaning of faith is lost. The use of human fears and experiences is quite normal for any religious movement. The sacred books clearly confirm the possibility of continuing one’s existence after earthly life. If you consider the number of believers on Earth, it becomes clear that most people believe in an afterlife.

Communication of mediums with the afterlife

The most compelling evidence of the continuation of life after death is the activity of mediums. This category of people has special abilities that allow them to establish contacts with deceased people. When there is nothing left of a person, it is impossible to communicate with him. Based on the opposite, it is easy to understand that another world exists. However, there are many charlatans among mediums.

No one will now doubt the abilities of the famous Bulgarian seer Vanga. A large number of famous people visited it. The prophecies of the clairvoyant and the real medium are still relevant and important. Many were amazed by what Vanga said about life after death. This woman told her guests in great detail about their deceased relatives.

Vanga argued that death occurs only for the body. For the soul, everything continues. In another world a person looks the same. The seer even told us what clothes the deceased was wearing. Based on the description, relatives recognized the deceased’s favorite clothes. Souls glow. They have the same character as in life. Communication with the dead is not interrupted. People from the other world try to influence the course of events in the lives of friends and relatives, but this is not always possible. They experience the same feelings when trying to help. In another world, the existence of the soul continues with all the previous memories.

As soon as visitors came to Vanga, their deceased relatives immediately appeared in the room. The interest of living people in them is very great. People like Vanga can see ghosts and fully communicate with them. She had conversations with souls, learning future events from them. The woman served as a kind of bridge between the two worlds, with the help of which their representatives could communicate. The fear of death, according to Vanga, is too common among people. In fact, this is just another stage of existence when a person gets rid of the outer shell, although he experiences discomfort.

American Arthur Ford never tired of surprising people with his abilities for several decades. He communicated with people who had not been in this world for a long time. Some sessions could be seen by millions of television viewers. Various mediums spoke about life after death, based on their own experiences. Ford's psychic abilities first appeared during the war. From somewhere he received information about his colleagues who died in the coming days. Since that time, Arthur began studying parapsychology and developed his abilities.

There were many skeptics who explained Ford's phenomenon with his telepathic gift. That is, the information was provided to the medium by the people themselves. But too many facts refuted such a theory.

The example of the Englishman Leslie Flint became another confirmation of the existence of the afterlife. He began communicating with ghosts as a child. Leslie at a certain time agreed to collaborate with scientists. Research by psychologists, psychiatrists, and parapsychologists confirmed the extraordinary abilities of this person. More than once they tried to convict him of fraud, but such attempts were unsuccessful.

Sound recordings of the voices of famous personalities from different eras appeared through the medium. They reported interesting facts about themselves. Many continued to work at what they loved. Leslie was able to prove that people who have moved to another world receive information about what is now happening in real life.

Psychics were able to use practical actions to prove the existence of the soul and the afterlife. Although the immaterial world is still shrouded in mystery. It is not entirely clear under what conditions the soul exists. Mediums work like receiving and transmitting devices without affecting the process itself.

Summarizing all the above facts, it can be argued that the human body is nothing more than a shell. The nature of the soul has not yet been studied, and it is unknown whether this is possible in principle. Perhaps there is a certain limit to human capabilities and knowledge that people will never cross. The existence of the soul inspires optimism in people, because they can realize themselves after death in a different capacity, and not just turn into ordinary fertilizer. After the above material, everyone must decide for themselves whether there is life after death; scientific evidence, however, is not yet very convincing.