Questioner: Which form of life will there be after death?
Dadashri: During the time of death a balance sheet of all
one’s deeds throughout life arises. This happens one hour prior
to death. If one has accumulated in his life by taking what does
not rightfully belong to him, be it money or woman, he will go to
the animal kingdom. Anything that he acquired by devious use
of intellect will take him to the animal kingdom. If he has been
decent and humane, he will come back in a human form. After
death, there are only four different life forms that one can be
born into. Those who destroy people’s homes and lives for their
own gain will go to hell. Those with super-human qualities, who
despite being hurt by others, do not retaliate and remain
benevolent, go to heaven.
Total Engagement In Service Of Others
Use your mind, speech, body and soul for others. If you
use them for your own self, you will reincarnate in lower life form
as a tree. In your imprisoned form you will be forced to serve
others. People will enjoy your fruits and use your wood. You will
suffer as a tree for hundreds of years. That is why God tells you to
use your mind, speech, body and soul for others. Having done
this if you have any problems, turn to Him.
Other Life Forms To Visit
Questioner: After leaving the body do you have to come
back here?
Dadashri: There is nowhere else to go. Right here around
us, all these oxen and cows, dogs and cats are none other than
our own uncles, aunts and other relatives from our past life. See
how they stare at you and sometimes even lick you with love? So
do not hurt or harm them. Take good care of them.
Return Ticket
Questioner: Why is the animal life form, for example,
cows and buffaloes an integral part of the cycles of birth and
death?
Dadashri: For endless lives people have passed through
animal kingdom as they rise towards human birth. Of these only
about fifteen percent will rise higher. The rest have come here
with a return ticket to go back to the lower life forms. People who
cheat their customers by selling adulterated goods and those that
take enjoyment from things that do not belong to them, all earn a
return ticket. All such tendencies will lead to life in the animal
kingdom.
Awareness Of Past Lives
Questioner: Why do we not remember anything from our
past lives and what would happen if we did?
Dadashri: Those who have no suffering at all at the time of
their death are the ones who may remember their past lives. Those
with virtuous thoughts and conduct may also remember. There is
tremendous suffering in a mother’s womb and this suffering coupled
with the suffering at the time of death, renders one unconscious so
that they remember nothing.
Take Stock of Baggage of Next Life At The Time Of
Death
An eighty-year-old man was approaching his death in a
hospital. Even though his time was limited, all he could think about
was who had and had not come to visit him at the hospital. The
foolish man! Instead he should be thinking about his body, which
was about to leave him very shortly. He should be thinking about
the ‘baggage’ that he was going to take with him to his next life.
Of what use will it be to him whether this friend or that friend
came to visit him or not?
Keep It Simple
An old man dies after a lot of medical care and attention.
People who come to his wake ask detailed questions about the
events leading to his death. The old man’s nephew tells them that
the doctor thought it was the flu but he died of a fever from malaria.
They ask him who the doctor was and the nephew tells them.
When they hear the doctor’s name, they immediately pounce on
the nephew telling him he was foolish to call that particular doctor.
Others too start to criticize him for making a bad decision. People
are like this; they’ll take advantage of those who are simple.
Instead it would be better to tell them nothing unusual had taken
place and that the old man came down with a fever and died.
Give them a cursory explanation or else they will create more
problems.
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