Death Before During and After

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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During, Before and After Death
law? It is not oppressive is it? It is fair, is it not? It says that we have no objection to your reckless ways during the first twothirds of your life but you had better shape up during the remaining third of your life, before you die.
Horrible Death Every Second As 'I am Chandulal'
Questioner: Can we not say that it is the body that dies? Dadashri: Those who are not Self-realized, face two kinds
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of death:
The first one is the one that takes place every moment of his life when he says, "I am Chandulal'. This is called bhaav maran. Then the worldly death takes place when the body dies. That is why Krupadu Dev, Srimad Rajchandra wrote,
'Why oh why are you so absorbed in this worldly life, where horrible death is occurring every moment of your life as 'I am Chandulal'?'
Death In Samadhi - I Am Pure Soul
You can tell death, 'Come whenever you want to, early or late, but come as samadhi death.'
Samadhi death means that at the time of death the dying one remembers nothing but his Soul. His chit, the component of the mind that has knowledge and vision is focused on nothing but his Pure Soul. His mind, his chit, his intellect, and his ego are completely still. This is eternal bliss. Even problems created by external forces on his body (upaadhi) have no effect on him. Is the body not full of problems?
Questioner: Yes.
During, Before and After Death
Dadashri: It is full of not only physical but also mental ailments. Neither physical nor mental suffering touches the Gnani or the Self-realized one. The non-self-realized person will invite mental suffering even when it is not there. Samadhi death means there is a constant awareness of, 'I am the pure Soul (Shuddhatma).' So many of our mahatmas who have passed away, did so with the awareness of being the pure Soul.
Where Will He Go After Death?
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Questioner: At the time of death, is it possible for us to know whether the departed soul has acquired a higher life form?
Dadashri: If the dying old man says, "Alas I could not get my fourth daughter married'; he will bind a life in the lower life form. If a person has anxieties and worries about his family in the final moments of his death, we should realize that he is bound for a lower life form. This is all invited misery. But if his awareness is fixed on the Soul, he goes to a higher life form.
Questioner: But what if he remains unconscious for a few
days?
Dadashri: Even if he is unconscious, if he remains in Gnan (the awareness of the knowledge of the Self), then there is no problem. It does not matter if he is unconscious, as long as he has taken Gnan.
Fear of Death
Questioner: Why do people fear death?
Dadashri: It is the ego that fears death, not the Soul. It is the ego that has the fear of 'I am going to die, I am going to die'.
Death From The View Of The Enlightened Lord
What is God's vision about death? In God's vision, no one ever dies. If God were to give you this vision, some day, then no