Questioner: Can we not say that it is the body that dies?
Dadashri: Those who are not Self-realized, face two kinds
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.
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 deathmeans
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?
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
number of deaths would affect you in this world. This is because
of this right vision (Gnan).
From Death To Immortality
Sooner or later, you will have to resolve the issues behind
life and death. In reality one does not die nor does one live. This
is all just a mistake in one’s belief. He believes that he is living, a
mortal (jiva), but in reality, he is immortal (Shiva).
Questioner: This world would not function if everyone
had this understanding!
Dadashri: Yes, it would not! But then, this is not something
that everyone would understand. This entire world is a puzzle. It
is very mysterious. It is because this deep mystery has not been
understood, that this world is in such a state of chaos.
Who Is Born, Who Dies?
The Soul does not take birth nor does it die. The Soul is a
permanent entity. This phenomenon of taking birth and dying is of
the ego. It is the ego that is born and it is the ego that dies. In
reality the Soul does not die at all.
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