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ENLIGHTENED DEATH
Que. 1 : What is an Enlightened death? Ans. : This is the process of the divine departure of
the Enlightened souls; so that when they transmigrate from here to their next abode, they uphold and carry with them their
divine knowledge and bliss. Que. 2 : Who can accomplish this task ? Ans. : Only the Self-Realized souls can really
accomplish this task. Que.3: When the average sadhaka departs from
this body with Remembrance of God-(the Almighty), can we call it an enlightened
death? Ans. : No, we can't exactly call it so. He can be said
to have a noble-death. (Sugati Marana). However by doing so, he does carry with him the embellishments of his sadhana. From absolute point of view, therefore, he can't be said to have a Real Enlightened Death, because he had not attained
Self-Realization in his present birth. Que. 4 : What are the various types of Death ? Ans. : Seventeen main types have been described
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