It is unknown what happens to consciousness at the moment of death of the body. Is it destroyed or moves to another level? Patients who survived clinical death They say that the soul does not depend on the body. Medicine declares death when the heart stops and there is no breathing. But other organs remain undamaged for a long time. Doesn't this mean that death is reversible? And that in theory man is immortal?

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Religion's point of view on the afterlife

All religions agree on one thing - the soul is real. Our ancestors believed that earthly existence was preparation for “real” life. Religious dogmas are alien to an atheist. In a society where material values ​​are important, few people think about what lies behind the last line.

Representations of tribal peoples

Anthropologists have found that in primitive society they believed in the immortality of the soul. Standing over the corpse of a defeated enemy, the man did not wonder about death. Only the pain of losing loved ones prompted him to think about afterlife. Thus, in the Neolithic era, the beginnings of world religions appeared.

Ancestors helped their descendants by granting them good luck in the hunt.

Posthumous existence was considered an addition to earthly life. The souls of the dead wandered like ghosts among living people. It was believed that death bestows wisdom, so they turned to the spirits for help or advice. Shamans and priests were held in high esteem in the tribes.

Christianity

The Bible has been interpreted in different ways. But all theologians agreed on the existence of the afterlife.

Crossroads between heaven and hell

Christianity teaches that the souls of the righteous await immortal life in heaven, among saints and angels. In contrast, sinners will go to hell, where they will be subjected to torture and suffering.

Judaism

In Judaism, man is a unity of soul and body. Separately from each other, they are not punished or rewarded.

The Torah predicts the resurrection of the dead when the Messiah returns

The sacred text lacks the concept of a righteous life. In other words, there are no criteria by which Higher power they will judge a person for the life he has lived. The Torah calls believers to live with dignity.

The Torah teaches that the resurrection has a primary purpose: rewarding the Jewish people for righteousness and justice.

This video shows part of Rabbi Levin's lecture, where he talks about attitudes to the afterlife in Judaism:

Islam

The Koran contains instructions on clothing, food, prayer, family relationships and social ethics. Muslims also revere Islamic scholars who clarify controversial passages in holy book. Islam recognizes only one religion. Believers of other teachings are considered sinners and are doomed to torment in hell.

Whether the soul of a Muslim goes to heaven depends on the diligence that the believer showed in observing Sharia law.

In Islam, God can move a sinner from hell to heaven

The Koran teaches that the afterlife the soul will not last forever. The Day of Judgment will come, when the dead will be resurrected, and God will assign a place to everyone.

In this video, the scientist Sheikh Alawi talks about Barzakh (the state of the soul after death and before resurrection):

Hinduism

Sacred texts describe in detail what happens after death. The underworld is divided into levels. The soul does not remain for long at the level corresponding to its karma, after which it is reborn.

Samsara obeys the law of karma

The circle of rebirth is called samsara. You can escape from it, but only by getting into latest levels hell or heaven from where there is no return.

This video talks about karma from a clairvoyant point of view:

Buddhism

Buddhism was influenced by Hindu philosophy. For Buddhists, death is a transition from one life to another. Rebirth is subject to the law of karma and is called the “Wheel of Samsara”. Only those who have achieved enlightenment, like Siddhartha Gautama, will be able to escape from it.

The reward for good karma is rebirth as a deity

Buddhists believe that everyone's soul has gone through thousands of rebirths in humans, animals and plants.

Mummies of Eastern monks

Scientists have discovered hundreds of incorruptible mummies in Asian countries over the past half century. They are all between life and death. The remains do not decompose; growing hair and nails are trimmed annually. Buddhists believe that the consciousness of monks is alive and capable of perceiving what is happening.

Hundreds of pilgrims strive to get to the incorruptible remains of Khambo Lama Itigelov in Buryatia. During his lifetime the Lama plunged into deep meditation, in which it remains to this day. The Buddhist's heart does not beat, his body temperature drops to 20 °C. For more than 70 years, the remains lay in the ground, covered in a wooden box, until they were exhumed. Tissue analysis showed that the monk's body had fallen into suspended animation. But it was not possible to find out why it does not decompose.

Khambo Lama Itigelov was a practitioner of the highest level during his lifetime

Biologists claim that there is a gene for immortality in nature. Attempts to inoculate it in humans have failed. But the phenomenon of incorruptible remains shows that Buddhists managed to achieve a state close to immortality with the help of spiritual practices.

The video tells the life story of Lama Itigelov and the miracles that happened to his remains:

Interesting cases and evidence of eternal life

Physicist Vladimir Efremov managed to experience a spontaneous exit from the body. The scientist’s life was divided into two parts: before the heart attack and after.

Before his heart stopped, he considered himself an atheist. Most Efremov devoted his life to designing space rockets at the research institute and towards religion was doubtful, believing that it was a hoax.

Having come into contact with other world, the scientist changed his views. He mentions the feeling of flying through a black tunnel and the extraordinary awareness of what is happening. The concepts of “time” and “space” ceased to exist for the scientist. It seemed to him that he had been in the new world for an hour, but the time of death recorded by doctors was 5 minutes.

Having woken up, Efremov saved vivid memories about another world and for 16 years analyzed impressions from a scientific point of view.

Video where Vladimir talks about his experience of clinical death:

According to Buddhist tradition, the 14th Dalai Lama is the 14th incarnation of the 1st Dalai Lama. For a thousand years he has been reborn in Tibet. His confidant, the Panchen Lama, is also reborn from generation to generation.

After death new life the lama's closest disciples immediately receive it. It is their duty to find the incarnation of a spiritual leader. Candidates are put to the test. They are offered to choose from a variety of things, those that belonged to the lama. The correct choice is evidence that the lama has been found.

Conscious rebirth is the destiny of enlightened masters

Karmapa (leader of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism) is consciously reborn for the 17th time. Each Karmapa, when dying, left a letter indicating the place of his new incarnation. Unlike the Dalai Lama, the Karmapa is able to recognize himself after birth.

Bali - island of the gods

The worldview of the islanders is the diversity of cultures of the settlers who visited here. But the main philosophy among them is Hinduism.

Ganesha is popular on the island - there are statues of him everywhere

At the funeral, relatives ask the gods to allow the soul to return. According to tradition, children in three years old taken to the priests to find out whose soul has moved into the body. The highest favor of the gods is considered to be returning back to the family.

Scientific evidence of life after death

Scientists have determined that death is characterized by:

• cessation of heartbeat;
• lack of breathing;
• bleeding stop;
• decomposition of the body.

It often happens that in the face of death, an unbeliever has a superstitious fear and a desire to look on the other side.

Duncan McDougall

An American researcher found that the body loses 21 grams of weight at the time of death. The scientist came to the conclusion that this is the weight of the soul.

Specially equipped weighing bed

McDougall's hypothesis became popular. It has been criticized more than once, but still remains the most famous scientific work dedicated to the afterlife.

Ian Stevenson

A Canadian biochemist collected evidence from 2,500 children who retained the memory of rebirth. As a result, a theory emerged that a person lives on two levels - physical and spiritual. The first refers to a body that wears out. And to the second - the soul. When the body dies, the soul goes in search of a new shell.

The scientist found that each incarnation leaves an imprint in the form of:

• birthmarks;
• moles;
• body deformations;
• mental disorders.

Stevenson used hypnosis in his research. He put children with developmental disabilities into a trance to find information about past lives. One of the boys told the scientist that he died from an ax and gave a description of the place where it happened. Arriving there, Stevenson discovered the family of the deceased. The wound on the dead man’s body coincided with a growth on the back of the boy’s head.

Birthmarks appear on the site of wounds received in past lives

Stevenson's work proved the existence of reincarnation. With age, memories of rebirth are erased. The feeling of déjà vu is the memories of past lives that consciousness throws up.

The video talks about Ian Stevenson and his research on reincarnation:

Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky

The first Russian scientist to study souls.

Tsiolkovsky believed that the souls of the dead live in space

He came to the conclusion that death is a transition to another level of development. The human soul is indivisible. It consists of energy that endlessly wanders through the Universe in search of embodiment.

The video talks about philosophical views Tsiolkovsky on life, death and the Universe:

Evidence from psychiatrist Jim Tucker

For more than 40 years he has been researching children whose memories have preserved the experiences of their lives.

Parents brought their children to the reception, talking about the past. They called:

• previous name and surname;
• profession;
• causes of death;
• burial place.

Jim Tucker checked the information received and proved its authenticity. It happened that children were born with skills that they possessed in the past. This happened with baby Hunter.

Video interview with Jim Tucker, where he talks about reincarnation:

Baby Hunter incarnate

At the age of two, Hunter told his parents that he was Bobby Jones, a professional golfer. The boy played golf well. And, despite his young age, he was accepted into the section, making an exception. Usually children from five years old were recruited there.

Hunter retained skills from his past life

By age 7, Hunter's memories had faded, but he continued to play golf and win competitions.

Incarnation of James

Three-year-old James suffered from nightmares. He was flying a plane that was hit by a bomb. The burnt debris fell into the ocean, and the boy woke up screaming in horror. One day the child told his mother that he remembered his former name - James Houston. He was originally from America, and died off the coast of Japan during World War II.

The tragic death is etched in the child’s memory

James's father turned to the military archives. There he found information about the pilot D. Houston, who died off the coast of Japan, as his son had said.

Modern science's view of life after death

Over the past half century, science has made giant leaps. This is due to the development of quantum physics and biology. Even 100 years ago, scientists denied the existence of the soul. Now it's a fact.

Video about scientific evidence of life after death and evidence of contacts with the other world:

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

In 2013, the 14th Dalai Lama met with scientists at a conference on the nature of the mind. At the meeting, neuroscientist Christoph Koch gave a speech on consciousness. According to him, the latest theories recognize the existence of consciousness in objects of the material world.

Christoph Koch at a meeting with Buddhists

The Dalai Lama reminded the scientist that, according to the philosophy of Buddhism, all beings in the Universe are endowed with consciousness. This is why it is so important to treat all living things with compassion.

Koch said he was shocked by the Buddhists' belief in what the West calls panpsychism (the theory of animate nature). In addition to Eastern religion, the idea of ​​panpsychism is present in:

• ancient philosophy;
• paganism;
• philosophy of the New Age.

After the conference, Christoph Koch continued his research together with Giulio Tononi, the author of information theory. According to the theory, the soul consists of interconnected pieces of information.

In 2017, researchers said they had found a way to measure consciousness using a test that measures the amount of phi (unit of consciousness). By sending a magnetic pulse into the subject's brain, scientists monitor the response time and strength of the reverberation.

The amount of phi is measured by the strength of the response

A strong response is a sign of consciousness. Doctors adopted the scientists’ method. With its help it is possible to determine:

1. The patient died or fell into a deep coma.
2. The degree of awareness in age-related dementia.
3. Development of consciousness in the fetus.

Scientists plan to study the souls of machines and animals. The theory states that even a weak response is a sign of consciousness. Perhaps awareness can be found in the smallest particles.

Clinical death as proof of the existence of the soul and its immortality

In the 70s of the 20th century, the term “near-death experiences” appeared. It belongs to Dr. Raymond Moody, who wrote the book “Life After Death.” The doctor collected testimonies from people who experienced clinical death.

The visions did not depend on the gender, age and social status of the patients

All patients mentioned a strange feeling of peace. People rethought their lives and their actions. There was a feeling of unreality of what was happening.

The majority saw their own body from the outside and were able to confidently describe the doctors’ actions. A third of those who died felt like they were flying through a black tunnel. About 20% were attracted by the flowing soft light and a ghostly silhouette calling to itself. Less often, scenes from their lives flashed before the eyes of the dead. And very rarely there was a meeting with deceased relatives.

Evidence of the existence of the soul was provided by the testimonies of patients who were blind from birth. They were no different from the visions of sighted people.

Video about near-death experiences:

Modern research into clinical death

In 2013, researcher Bruce Grayson pointed to cases in which the deceased met a relative whose death he did not know.

The scientist found that during near-death experiences, patients' thought processes increased. Memories became brighter and remembered for a lifetime. People interviewed by scientists spoke about their experiences in the smallest details even after decades.

According to Bruce Grayson, the experience has not changed since Raymond Moody's discovery. The scientist compared the evidence from twenty years ago with the evidence received and found no difference.

Bruce Grayson believes that the mind exists separately from the brain

Science is unable to explain visions of clinical death from the point of view of brain physiology. This opens up prospects for the study and further development of humanity.

Video presentation by Bruce Grayson “Consciousness without brain activity”:

Spiritualism: communication with the departed

In the 12th century, the first societies of people capable of speaking with the dead appeared in Europe. In Russia, aristocrats and royalty became interested in spiritualism. From the diaries of meeting participants, it becomes clear that many officials of that time did not make decisions on their own. IN important issues they relied on the opinion of the spirits.

Nicholas II regretted in his diaries that he did not take advantage of the advice of his deceased father Alexander III

Spiritualism sessions were called "turning tables." The deceased made it clear that they yearned for the world of the living. At all times, spirits have been drawn to abandoned families, to graves where they are buried, and to people. Therefore, spiritualism is the only way to touch the world of the living.

Spiritualist societies have developed basic rules for contacting spirits:

1. Speak politely. Immediately after death, souls are depressed and fearful.
2. If the spirit wants to leave, it should be released.
3. Exercise caution. There are cases where mediums died for unknown reasons.

Often communication with spirits appeared spontaneously. This happened within 40 days after death, while the soul was among the living. At this time, with a strong emotional connection, contact with the other world can occur.

Video about the work of mediums:

Cryonics

Cryo-freezing is considered a promising technique for studying immortality. The patient's body is placed in liquid nitrogen. At a temperature of -200 °C, life processes will cease for hundreds of years. In the 18th century, scientist John Hunter put forward a theory about the infinite extension of life due to freezing and thawing of the body.

Cryopreservation is based on the hypothesis that human death consists of:

1. Clinical death.
2. Biological death.
3. Information death.

Freezing stabilizes the body between biological and informational death

In 2015, successful experiments were carried out on defrosting small animals and small pieces of biological tissue. But reviving the human brain remains beyond the realm of possibility. Therefore, only deceased patients are subjected to cryonics. According to statistics, about 2 thousand people entered into contracts with cryogenic companies.

Scientists believe that the development of technology will make it possible in the future to revive the dead. This will happen thanks to:

1. Nanotechnology (creating molecular robots to repair damage at the cellular level).
2. Computer modeling of the brain.
3. Cyborgization (transplantation of artificial organs to humans).
4. 3D printing of fabrics.

For this reason, some freeze only the head. It is in it that information about a person’s identity is stored. Presumably, in 50 years it will be possible to revive the first frozen patient.

Scientific and educational film about cryonics:

Conclusion

Every year, the number of people who are confident that death is not an irreversible process is growing. It is a process, and not a moment, as previously thought. Biologists have found that within 48 hours the body of the deceased tries to recover with the help of stem cells.

Spiritual practices are becoming popular in the scientific community. Meditation and suspended animation into which Lama Itigelov fell are subject to research. The 14th Dalai Lama said that this is the result of post-mortem meditation and there is nothing unusual about it.

The scientific community has come to the conclusion that death is not the end of the road, but a transformation. This is confirmed by patients' near-death experiences and research borderline state cryopreserved bodies.

Science is full of gaps that will be filled over time. Only by paying attention to the wisdom of generations will humanity comprehend the mystery of death.

And in conclusion, a documentary about the afterlife:

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One of the main questions for everyone remains the question of what awaits us after death. For thousands of years, unsuccessful attempts have been made to unravel this mystery. Apart from guesswork, there are real facts confirming that death is not the end of the human journey.

Exists a large number of videos about paranormal phenomena that have taken the Internet by storm. But even in this case, there are a lot of skeptics who say that the videos can be faked. It is difficult to disagree with them, because a person is not inclined to believe in what he cannot see with his own eyes.

There are many stories about how people returned from the other world when they were near death. How to perceive such cases is a matter of faith. However, often even the most inveterate skeptics changed themselves and their lives when faced with situations that cannot be explained using logic.

Religion about death

The vast majority of the world's religions have teachings about what awaits us after death. The most common is the doctrine of Heaven and Hell. Sometimes it is supplemented by an intermediate link: “walking” through the world of the living after death. Some peoples believe that such a fate awaits suicides and those who have not completed something important on this Earth.

A similar concept is seen in many religions. Despite all the differences, they have one thing in common: everything is tied to good and bad, and a person’s posthumous state depends on how he behaved during life. The religious description of the afterlife cannot be written off. Life after death exists - inexplicable facts confirm this.

One day something amazing happened to a priest who was the rector of the Baptist Church in the United States of America. A man was driving his car home from a meeting about building a new church when a truck came towards him. The accident could not be avoided. The collision was so strong that the man fell into a coma for some time.

Arrived soon ambulance, but it was too late. The man's heart didn't beat. Doctors confirmed the cardiac arrest with a second test. They had no doubt that the man was dead. Around the same time, the police arrived at the scene of the accident. Among the officers there was a Christian who saw a cross in the priest’s pocket. He immediately noticed his clothes and realized who was in front of him. He could not send God's servant on his final journey without prayer. He said prayer words, climbing into a dilapidated car and taking a man whose heart was not beating by the hand. While reading the lines, he heard a subtle groan, which shocked him. He checked his pulse again and realized that he could clearly feel the blood pulsing. Later, when the man miraculously recovered and began to live his old life, this story became popular. Perhaps the man really returned from the other world to complete important matters at the behest of God. One way or another, but scientific explanation They couldn’t give this, because the heart cannot start on its own.

The priest himself said more than once in his interviews that he saw only the white light and nothing else. He could have taken advantage of the situation and said that the Lord himself spoke to him or that he saw angels, but he did not do this. A couple of reporters claimed that when asked what the man saw in this afterlife dream, he smiled discreetly and his eyes filled with tears. Perhaps he really saw something hidden, but did not want to make it public.

When people are in a short coma, their brain does not have time to die during this time. That is why it is worth paying attention to the numerous stories that people, being between life and death, saw a light so bright that even through closed eyes it seeps through as if the eyelids were transparent. One hundred percent of people came back to life and reported that the light began to move away from them. Religion interprets this very simply - their time has not yet come. A similar light was seen by the wise men approaching the cave where Jesus Christ was born. This is the glow of heaven, the afterlife. No one saw angels or God, but felt the touch of higher powers.

Another thing is dreams. Scientists have proven that we can dream anything that our brain can imagine. In a word, dreams are not limited by anything. It happens that people see their dead relatives in their dreams. If 40 days have not passed since death, this means that the person actually spoke to you from the afterlife. Unfortunately, dreams cannot be analyzed objectively from two points of view - scientific and religious-esoteric, because it’s all about sensations. You may dream about God, angels, heaven, hell, ghosts and whatever you want, but you don’t always feel that the meeting was real. It happens that in dreams we remember deceased grandparents or parents, but only occasionally does a real spirit come to someone in a dream. We all understand that it will be impossible to prove our feelings, so no one spreads their impressions further than outside the family circle. Those who believe in the afterlife, and even those who doubt it, wake up after such dreams with a completely different view of the world. Spirits can predict the future, which has happened more than once in history. They can show dissatisfaction, joy, sympathy.

There are quite a famous story that happened in Scotland in the early 70s of the 20th century with an ordinary builder. A residential building was being built in Edinburgh. Norman McTagert, who was 32 years old, worked at the construction site. He fell from quite a height, lost consciousness and fell into a coma for a day. Shortly before this, he dreamed of falling. After he woke up, he told what he saw in the coma. According to the man, it was a long journey because he wanted to wake up, but he couldn’t. First he saw that same blinding bright light, and then he met his mother, who said that she had always wanted to become a grandmother. The most interesting thing is that as soon as he regained consciousness, his wife told him about the most pleasant news that was possible - Norman was going to become a dad. The woman found out about her pregnancy on the day of the tragedy. The man had serious health problems, but he not only survived, but also continued to work and feed his family.

At the end of the 90s, something very unusual happened in Canada.. The doctor on duty at one of the Vancouver hospitals was taking calls and filling out paperwork, but then she saw little boy in white night pajamas. He shouted from the other end of the emergency room: “Tell my mom not to worry about me.” The girl was afraid that one of the patients had left the room, but then she saw how the boy walked through closed doors hospital. His house was a couple of minutes from the hospital. That's where he ran. The doctor was alarmed by the fact that it was three o'clock in the morning. She decided that she had to catch up with the boy at all costs, because even if he was not a patient, she needed to report him to the police. She ran after him for just a couple of minutes until the child ran into the house. The girl began to ring the doorbell, after which the mother of that same boy opened the door for her. She said that it was impossible for her son to leave the house, because he was very ill. She burst into tears and went into the room where the child lay in his crib. It turned out that the boy had died. The story received great resonance in society.

In the brutal Second World War one private Frenchman spent almost two hours firing back at the enemy during a battle in the city . Next to him was a man of about 40 years old, who covered him on the other side. It is impossible to imagine how great the surprise of an ordinary soldier in the French army was, who turned in that direction to say something to his partner, but realized that he had disappeared. A few minutes later, screams of approaching allies were heard, rushing to help. He and several other soldiers ran out to meet help, but the mysterious partner was not among them. He searched for him by name and rank, but never found the same fighter. Perhaps it was his guardian angel. Doctors say that in such stressful situations, mild hallucinations are possible, but talking with a man for an hour and a half cannot be called an ordinary mirage.

There are quite a lot of similar stories about life after death. Some of them are confirmed by eyewitnesses, but doubters still call it a fake and try to find scientific justification for people’s actions and their visions.

Real facts about the afterlife

Since ancient times, there have been cases where people saw ghosts. First they were photographed and then filmed. Some people think that this is an edit, but later they are personally convinced of the veracity of the pictures. Numerous stories cannot be considered proof of the existence of life after death, so people need evidence and scientific facts.

Fact one: Many have heard that after death a person becomes exactly 22 grams lighter. Scientists cannot explain this phenomenon in any way. Many believers tend to believe that 22 grams is the weight of the human soul. Many experiments were carried out that ended with the same result - the body became lighter by a certain amount. Why is the main question. People's skepticism cannot be eradicated, so many hope that an explanation will be found, but this is unlikely to happen. Ghosts can be seen by the human eye, hence their "body" has mass. Obviously, everything that has some kind of outline must be at least partly physical. Ghosts exist in greater dimensions than us. There are 4 of them: height, width, length and time. Ghosts have no control over time from the point of view from which we see it.

Fact two: The air temperature near ghosts decreases. This is typical, by the way, not only for the souls of dead people, but also for the so-called brownies. All this is the result of the action of the afterlife in reality. When a person dies, the temperature around him immediately drops sharply, literally for an instant. This indicates that the soul leaves the body. The temperature of the soul is approximately 5-7 degrees Celsius, as measurements show. During paranormal phenomena, the temperature also changes, so scientists have proven that this happens not only during immediate death, but also afterwards. The soul has a certain radius of influence around itself. Many horror films use this fact to bring the filming closer to reality. Many people confirm that when they felt the movement of a ghost or some entity near them, they felt very cold.

Here is an example of a paranormal video that features real ghosts.

The authors claim that this is not a joke, and experts who watched this collection say that approximately half of all such videos are the real truth. Special attention deserves that part of this video where the girl is pushed by a ghost in the bathroom. Experts report that physical contact is possible and absolutely real, and the video is not fake. Almost all pictures of furniture moving may be true. The problem is that it is very easy to fake such a video, but in the moment where the chair next to the sitting girl began to move by itself, there was no acting. There are very, very many such cases around the world, but there are no fewer of those who just want to promote their video and become famous. Distinguishing fake from truth is difficult, but possible.

All living things obey the laws of nature: they are born, reproduce, wither and die. But the fear of death is inherent only in man, and only he thinks about what will happen after physical death. It is much easier in this regard for fanatical believers: they are absolutely sure of the immortality of the soul and the meeting with the Creator. But today scientists have scientific evidence of whether there is life after death, and evidence real people who have experienced clinical death, showing the continuation of the existence of the soul after the death of the body.

Facing an inexorable death that takes away the prime of life loved one, it's hard not to fall into despair. It is impossible to come to terms with the loss in this case, and the soul requires at least a tiny hope of meeting in another life or in another world. Wherein human consciousness It is structured in such a way that it believes facts and evidence, therefore one can only talk about the possible rebirth of the soul based on eyewitness testimony.

Scientific researchers from almost all countries of the world have scientific facts about the soul after death, since today even the exact weight of the soul is known - 21 grams, obtained experimentally. It can also be said with confidence that death is not the end of life, it is a transition to another form of existence with the subsequent rebirth of the soul after death. Facts inexorably speak of constantly repeating earthly incarnations of the same soul in different bodies.

Scientists - psychologists and psychotherapists believe that many mental illnesses have their roots in past lives and carry their nature from there. It is great that no one (with rare exceptions) remembers their past lives and past mistakes, otherwise real life would be spent correcting and correcting past experiences, but there would be no real spiritual growth, the purpose of which is reincarnation.

The first mention of this phenomenon is in the ancient Indian Vedas, written five thousand years ago. This philosophical and ethical teaching considers two possible miracles that occur with the physical shell of a person: the miracle of dying, that is, the transition into another substance, and the miracle of birth, that is, the appearance of a new body to replace the worn-out one.

Swedish scientist Jan Stevenson, who has been studying the phenomenon of reincarnation for many years, has come to a stunning conclusion: people who move from one earthly shell to another have the same physical characteristics and defects in all cases of rebirth. That is, having received some kind of flaw on his body in one of his earthly rebirths, he transfers it to subsequent incarnations.

One of the first scientists to talk about the immortality of the soul was Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, who argued that the soul is an atom of the Universe that cannot die, since its existence is due to the existence of the Cosmos.

But to modern man Just statements are not enough; he needs facts and evidence about the possibilities of being born again and again going through the entire earthly path from birth to death.

Scientific evidence

Duration human life is steadily increasing as the efforts of scientists around the world are aimed at improving the quality of life. But at the same time, along with an understanding of the inevitability of death, the inquisitive mind of a person requires new knowledge about the afterlife, the existence of God and the immortality of the soul. And this new thing in the science of life after death appears to convince humanity: there is no death, there is only a change, the transition of the “subtle” body from the “rough physical” shell into the Universe. The evidence for this statement is:

It cannot be said that all this scientific evidence proves with one hundred percent certainty the continuation of life even after the end of the earthly path, but everyone tries to answer such a sensitive question on their own.

Existence outside of your body

Many hundreds and thousands of people who have experienced coma or clinical death recall an amazing phenomenon: their etheric body leaves the physical and seems to hover above his shell, watching everything that happens.

Today we can definitely say that there is life after death. Eyewitness evidence equally answers: yes, it exists. Every year, the number of people who confidently talk about their amazing journeys outside the physical shell and amaze doctors with the details noticed during their adventures increases.

For example, Washington-based singer Pam Reynolds spoke about her visions during a unique brain surgery that she underwent several years ago. She clearly saw her body on the operating table, I saw the doctors’ manipulations and heard their conversations, which after waking up I was able to convey. It is difficult to convey the state of the doctors who were shocked by her story.

Memory of past births

IN philosophical teachings Many ancient civilizations put forward the postulate that each person has his own destiny and is born for his job. He cannot die until he has fulfilled his destiny. And today it is believed that man returns to active life after a serious illness, because he has not realized himself and is obliged to fulfill his obligations to the Universe or God.

• Some psychoanalysts believe that only people who do not believe in God or in reincarnation, and who constantly feel the fear of death, do not realize that they are dying and, after finishing their earthly journey, find themselves in a “gray space” in which the soul is in constant fear and misunderstanding.
• If you remember ancient Greek philosopher Plato and his teaching about subjective idealism, then according to his teaching the soul passes from body to body and remembers only some especially memorable, vivid cases from past births. But this is precisely how Plato explains the emergence of brilliant works of art and scientific achievements.
• Nowadays, almost everyone knows what the phenomenon of “déjà vu” is, in which a person physically, psychologically, and emotionally remembers something that did not actually happen to him in real life. Many psychologists believe that in this case, vivid memories of a past life emerge.

In addition, the series of programs “Confession of a Dead Man about Life after Death” was successfully shown on television screens; several popular science films were filmed documentaries and many articles have been written on a given topic.

This burning question still worries and worries humanity. Probably only true believers can confidently answer this question positively. For everyone else, it remains open.

Scientists have evidence of the existence of life after death.

They discovered that consciousness can continue after death.

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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.

Is there life after death?

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.

Judging by the visions conscious awareness lasted up to three minutes after the heart stopped, although the brain usually shuts down within 20-30 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.

Floating above your body she was able to observe her own operation. The description was very clear. She heard someone say: " Her arteries are too small", and the song played in the background " Hotel California"by The Eagles.

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(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 have been several cases where people have encountered a dead relative on the other side without knowing that the person had died.

Life after death: facts

4. Borderline Reality

Internationally recognized Belgian neurologist Stephen Laureys(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 clinical death remain fresh and vivid regardless of the passage of time and sometimes even overshadow memories of real events.

5. Similarity

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% could hardly remember their experience, and 8-12 % gave a classic example of near-death experiences. This means that from 28 to 41 people
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from different hospitals recalled almost the same experience.

6. Personality changes

Dutch explorer Pim van Lommel(Pim van Lommel) studied the memories of people who experienced clinical death.

According to the results, many people have lost their fear of death, become happier, more positive and more sociable. Almost everyone spoke of near-death experiences as a positive experience that further impacted their lives over time.

Life after death: evidence

7. First-hand memories

American neurosurgeon Eben Alexander spent 7 days in a coma in 2008, which changed his mind 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

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 image s during your experiences, be it a tunnel of light, deceased relatives, or observing your body from above.

9. Quantum physics

According to the professor Robert Lanza(Robert Lanza) all possibilities in the universe happen at the same time. But when the “observer” decides to look, all these possibilities come down to one, which happens in our world.

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.

Is there life after death?

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 have been several cases where people have encountered a dead relative on the other side without knowing that the person had died.

Life after death: facts

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.

5. Similarity

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.

Life after death: evidence

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

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.