Death - The voice Of The Soul

                 Death is defined as the opposite of life. This is not actually true. If death comes to animals, it is the cessation of vital animal body. When animal "stops moving" and not "breathe" say about him he died. Of course there are important scientific and biological definitions of death, both in terms of how animals and human beings. Death is something beyond the heartbeat stops. It's more than breath stop. Death is another life that no one would like to live. If people would take into account the definition of death and what she would do everything possible to avoid it. You can thus avoid death?. No, not how they avoid it. But you, when you have "tasted" for a period to avoid its effects and to wake up "again" in real life you want to live. In fact for those who enjoy the taste of death and awakening to a new life is not considered to have died.

              Paradoxically, although death is the end of all life’s achievements and pleasures, it also serves as a catalyst for understanding life’s ultimate value. Why does death acquire such importance and how does the finality of death affect the way we live our lives? How can human beings meaningfully prepare for death when they have no firsthand knowledge of it? What about death is culturally specific and what is universal to all living beings, bridging cultural differences? How do our understandings of death and personal identity inform the ethical

choices we make?

             The physical body itself is not the only thing. A body consists of organs and each organ is composed of some cells, each cell is composed of molecules and each molecule of atoms. If you divide an atom energy release. Atoms are composed of ions, which rotate around electrons, protons, neutrons, etc.. etc.. etc.. All these are known in nuclear physics.

                Ultimately, the     physical body is limited to different types and subtypes of energy, and this is very interesting, even human thought is energy. Some where that leaves the brain can be recorded. We know that scientists measure the mental vibrations and these vibrations are very sensitive devices are classified as microvolts. So, then, ultimately, our bodies are reduced to different energy types and subtypes.  Matter is merely energy condensed, so Albert Einstein said: "Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared." He also said: "The mass is converted into energy and mass energy." Thus, as a synthesis, matter is condensed energy.      

                  Even though death is an uncomfortable topic, it continues to capture the human imagination.

                    The contention that human beings are solely material entities of flesh, bone, liquid, and air has major implications for how we live our lives and how we die. If there is no soul or afterlife, then death is simply the end of a biological and psychological process—the inverse of life and a simple negative. The view that living beings’ physical components are recycled may be some consolation, but does not satisfy the human mind’s quest for meaning. While it may be true that death is as valuable as life itself, that notion may not give us much solace at the death of a loved one, or in facing our own death.

Death has different implications for a person who believes in the existence of a soul and one who does not, but the differences are not simple. The notion of a soul is generally couched in a religious belief system, often one that entails a supreme being, judgments, concepts of retribution and reward, and entitlements for believers.

                    The  great mystery of  death has engaged the human imagination since the beginning of time, but never before have  human beings exerted as much control over their own dying as now. Human beings are perhaps the only mammal with sufficient intelligence to contemplate whether and when it is permissible to take their own lives when death approaches, and they still have not come to any consensus on the matter. Throughout history, the question of whether and when life may defensibly be terminated—whether in war, at birth, in vitro, in prison—has been contested from various perspectives and people are often inconsistent, opposing death in one instance and advocating it in another. Now that technologies of living, dying, and biological reproduction have become so complex, the debates are more heated than ever. An intelligent discussion about the issues not only requires expertise in a range of areas and disciplines, but also the mental flexibility and openness to consider alternatives. Our body is a community of trillions of individual cells. The lives and deaths of that community and its individuals are distinct but intimately connected. Death of individual cells may cause death of the body, and death of the body eventually kills all the individual cells. But cell death also occurs naturally all the time without damaging the body; indeed, certain types of cell death are essential to the development and survival of the body. The mature brain is sculpted by the programmed elimination of redundant cells, the womb lining is eliminated partly by programmed death every month, and virally infected cells commit suicide to prevent the spread of infection. So death is essential to life.

Almost every cell in the body has a primed bomb within it, a programme of self-destruction, ready to be triggered by any deviation from the norm. And almost every cell has a timer within it that counts the number of cell divisions, and after a fixed number stops dividing and initiates a programme of senescence. Self-destruction is the default mode of many cells, unless they get continuous reassurance from other cells around them that they are doing the right thing.

          Samael Aun Weor: "Death is something profoundly significant. By discovering what death is in itself, we will know the secret of life. That which continues beyond the sepulcher can be only known by people who have awakened their consciousness. Your consciousness is asleep, and therefore you cannot know what is beyond death. Theories are as many as the sands of the sea, thus each one has his own opinion, but what is important is to experience in a direct manner that which belongs to the mysteries beyond the grave. I can assure you that the souls of the deceased live within the beyond of this great nature".

                                      Buddhist View on Death 

               

               Death  is a collection of mathematical operations. Once the mathematical operations are completed what remains is only one thing: "values??", ie, the amount of waste that personifies evil our psychological defects. Eternity devours. In light of our values ??astral attract and repel according to the law of universal gravitation. These values sometimes collide with each other or simply attract and repel.

     So, then, which continues after death is most beautiful. Items not destroyed with the body are nothing but bunch of demons, aggregates mental defects. The only positive thing is the background of all these entities cavernous constituting ego is consciousness, essence, Buddha ...

         Death returns to original point of departure. If a man works on his life and tries to not change, it is clear that time about losing miserably, because a man is nothing more than what will be. We must work their lives, so that it becomes a work of craftsmanship. Life is like a movie. When the movie ends we carry into eternity. In eternity we live again the life we lived.

           All Buddhist traditions ultimately trace their roots to India and the teachings of Buddha Íåkyamuni. Over hundreds of years, the fundamental teaching of the Buddha evolved into a rich variety of Buddhist traditions, each with its unique interpretations and practices.

A variety of attitudes toward the body and consciousness, life and

death, this world and the next, reflect not only the independent developments

of the Buddha’s teachings, but also the influences of indigenous thought and practice. Buddhist ideas about the nature of consciousness, the process of conscious dying, rebirth within different realms of existence, and liberation from cyclic existence were adapted in the process of interaction with local beliefs, rituals, and customs.

              The resulting eclectic blends of belief and practice are apparent in disparate Buddhist cultures today, especially in relation to death and dying. The variety of beliefs and practices associated with death in Buddhist cultures, especially in Tibet, provide new ways of looking at the universal experience of dying.

                The reflections on death, impermanence, and suffering that were so pivotal in the awakening of the Buddha and Kisagotam¥ are central to the Buddhist worldview and to the Buddhist cultural legacy that has been transmitted to lands far and wide. In each country, the Buddhist reflections on death assume unique cultural expressions.

                   Buddhist texts from different places and periods present a variety of responses to questions about the nature of self, the nature of death, and what transpires in the process of a person’s dying. For Buddhist practitioners, there is also an active engagement with death in meditation.

Formulas like “The only thing that separates us from death is one breath,” and “There is no guarantee which will come first, tomorrow or the next life,” are constant reminders of the impermanent nature of human existence, enjoining practitioners to live each moment as if it were their last.

              The breath, the gossamer link between life and death, is a favorite mnemonic in Buddhist mindfulness practice. The rising and falling of the breath mirrors the arising and perishing of each moment—a continual reminder that living beings begin dying the moment they are born.

                             The Biblical View of Death

               The Bible talks about death as a sleep, refers to resurrections, the soul and spirit in death, and immortality.

                  A SLEEP - In John 11:11-14 (NIV) Jesus compares death to sleep. "'…Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.' His disciples replied, 'Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.' Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep. So then he told them plainly, 'Lazarus is dead,.'" The Bible compares death to sleep over 50 times.

We are told in I Thessalonians 4:15-16 (NIV) that those asleep in Jesus rise at His Second Coming. "According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first."

                  RESURRECTIONS - There are two resurrections-one to life and one to eternal condemnation. John 5:28-29 (NIV). "Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out-those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned."

Genesis 2:7 (KJV) records the creation of man in the beginning. "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." God did not put a soul into man. It is like an equation: Dust + Breath = a living soul. If you were going to make a wooden box you could say: boards + nails = a box. You take a few wooden boards and nail them together to make a box. If you take them apart again and pull all the nails out of the wood and put the nails in a pile and the boards in a stack. What happened to the box? It just ceased to exist until you put it back together again. That is the way it is with death. You take away the breath, that spark of life which comes from God and the body will return to dust (or sometimes to ashes in the case of cremation). What happened to the soul? It just ceases to be until God comes at the resurrection and puts it back together again. At that time the dust and the breath of life are reunited and then you have a life, a live person or live soul again.

                The interval between death and the resurrection is described in the Bible as "sleep." No consciousness of what is happening, or time passing, etc. Dying is like going to sleep and your next conscious thought it will seem like the next moment-is when God resurrects you giving you back your life.

            SOUL AND SPIRIT IN DEATH     - Ecclesiastes 12:7 says the body returns to the dust and the spirit [or breath of life] returns to God. Job 27:3 tells us that the spirit is the same as God's breath of life or His power.

Psalm 146:4 (KJV) says, "When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing." The dead do not praise God, Psalm 115:17. The dead do not know anything, Ecclesiastes 9:5, "For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing."

              IMMORTALITY - Human beings do not have immortality, only God does. (see I Timothy 6:16). We receive immortality when Jesus comes again.(see I Corinthians 15:51-54). When Jesus comes His reward of eternal life will be with Him. (see Revelation 22:12).

                 The Bible says heaven is a real place in John 14:1-3 (NIV), "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."

           God will give us glorious  immortal bodies.    Philippians 3:21and I Corinthians 15:51-54.  All physical deformities will be cured. (The eyes of the blind will be opened, the ears of the deaf unstopped and the crippled healed.) Isaiah 35:3-6. They will build houses and inhabit them. They will plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them. Isaiah 65:21-23. The wolf and lamb will feed together. God's New Kingdom will be one of tranquil peace.  Isaiah 65:25. We will fellowship with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the greatest minds of the ages forever. Matthew 8:11.

God Himself shall be with us and be our God. Revelation 21:3. We shall lovingly serve our God forever and enjoy the closest fellowship with Him. Revelation 22:3-4

                    Death is nearly as old as life itself on this planet, and its roots are from even earlier. The Bible records the origin of death on earth and also the events that happened elsewhere that allowed for death to exist in the first place. The Scriptures are perfectly clear that death is an abnormality and was never meant to exist at all.

              To understand why everyone on this planet is subject to the strange mystery of death, we must first travel elsewhere in the universe, to a place the Bible calls heaven.  Heaven is where God dwells. It is the headquarters of the universe. Long before there was life on earth, there was life in heaven. The Bible tells us that creatures we know as angels existed there. There were many angels, “ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands and thousands” of them, a number so high they are essentially “innumerable” (Revelation 5:11; Hebrews 12:22). These beings lived in perfect harmony with each other. They served God and each other. There was no death. God’s perfect creatures were made to live forever, living ever more abundantly as time went on.

                   In conclusion  Death is a inseparable part of life. If we are to live life honestly and without fear, we have to also accept that death is ultimately inevitable. Death should not cause us to live in fear, but rather to live our lives in the very best way that we can. It is important to not "bury our head in the sand" and instead, to make responsible preparations including financial and legal arrangements, as well as talking about our wishes with our family and friends. By understanding the rites and rituals that accompany a death in our culture, religion or spiritual group, we can better prepare for the dying and grieving process.