Afraid to die? Any musings on what is on the "other side?"?

Question

I am a young healthy female. However, I have this irrational fear of death, which is silly, because I know we all are born and we all will die someday. Anyway, it has not been a total loss, as it has made me a more spiritual person. What is your beleif of what is on the other side? When I pray, or meditate, all I see is shapes within shapes, like flowers or mandalas or something. I beleive in a Great Spirit, or God. Yet, I am not sure what to expect upon expiration, and it scares me. Do we just fly through space or something? (joke)

Answer 1

Dear, this world in which we live is an imitation of the real world in which all the souls which are living in this world came from. This world from which we came from is the home of the God and we all lived there before the creation of this fake world. It's like the God is the Ocean and we souls are the droplets. This virtual world works on the principal of Karma or Good and Bad deeds. For each of our karma we have to face the consequences of it. It's like each and every action has an equal and opposite reaction. As long as our karmas remain we have to come back to this world in different yoni's (species like plant,insect,bird,mammal, etc.) to face the consequences. Once we are cleared of all our karma we are immidiately taken back to the real world from which we came from.The description of flowers and mandalas as you have mentioned are the places between this world and the real world. If we meditate with a clear mind free from all the wordly things then we can see those places. For more information visit www.rssb.org .

Answer 2

Dying...well death is merely a part of life. We are born, live for XX amount of years and then we die. I guess those are the three major stages of the human life process. OK so what happens after we complete our life either involuntarily or otherwise? I am afraid that no one can really answer that question with any sort of provable outcome. I like to believe that once dead, our life force will continue on in another plane of existence or conciousness if you will. We will have the ability to review our lives or reincarnate. Time travel will become possible as we can review our lives from an "Ebineezer Scrooge" sort of way and we could see the future as well. Once we reincarnate, though all previous memories and knowledge is forgotten to be reborn into the world new. Even the bibles don't elaborate on what heaven would be like...but only hell. I like to think that there is a God and following God is fine in any religion, however it is possible that my scenario could cover both heaven and hell. We could be tormented by our past once we die and become aware of what we have done in our past life(s). We could seemingly be in a firey hell or be tortured by demons if we have contact with these types of "kindred" spirits in the afterlife. Or maybe the afterlife is whatever we want it to be. Could it be possible that we could simply change our environment to suit our needs, wants and desires for all eternity? Could it also be possible that it is the traditional religious ending? I don't know no one knows...and if they do there is so many others that claim they really know, but to know who really knows is nearly impossible. I would not be afraid of the inevitable...what will happen and we can be certain of is death and taxation. I don't like either, but I am not afraid. Good luck in your search for the truth...I hope you find it someday before the end!

Answer 3

The bible assures us that "to be absent from the body, is to be present with the Lord" (2 Cor. 5:8). There is peace after death. Just get everything in order, as it sounds like you have an look forward to paradise, as promised by believing in the Son of God, our Savior, Jesus Christ. Although a few of my Sunday school teachers disagreed with this book because the author didn't use scriptural application, I found great peace after reading the little book "Embraced by the Light" by Betty J. Eadie, a woman who had a life after death experience. When you die, your spirit will become one with God and all knowing will return to you. We are limited here on earth, but trust and believe that we are spiritual beings. There is comfort and peace beyond this life and in eternal life. You sound awesomely spiritually gifted. Rest and pray and the LORD will give you wisdom and contentment concerning this.

Answer 4

I ponder death all the time, which is strange, because I am very much afraid of dying. I guess I am afraid of dying because I cannot fathom not existing.

I like classical music and Mahler's 9th Symphony has helped me understand my fears of death and my bitterness over the fact that life must eventually come to an end. Mahler wrote the music 3 years before he died and in a state of mind where he realized that he was more or less killing himself with his busy schedule of composing symphonies and conducting.

The symphony is beautiful music but the beauty is often interrupted by harsh, dark motiffs which imply the eventual: death.

The 3rd movement is a cacophonous scream of protest at the sarcastic direction life ultimately leads us to. The strings, timpany, and instruments all fight each other as if life is nothing more than one huge auto accident of errors.

The final movement is a peaceful adagio that is intense but gradually calming. Whenever I listen to this 1 hour, 30 minute symphony, I am seldomly awake at the end of it as if I too have died with the music.

At that point I realize that death is in itself a constant process and therefore is a part of life itself.

Answer 5

On the realism side, sometimes I think that kind of life-flashing-before-your-eyes thing people experience as they die seems to go on forever in your mind's last instants.

If our spirits do move on, it is as another form of energy that we cannot see or measure, possibly even into another dimension - I like to think that we become beings of light, not bound by matter as we know it.

I don't believe in God, per se, I believe there is a unifying force of nature, something like the collective unconscious, and that is what gives order to the universe. I think there are many more dimensions that we cannot perceive, and yet they affect us, and we affect them. So I don't fear death. If I'm wrong and there really is nothing, I won't care anymore!

Answer 6

I am a Christian, and I am not afraid to die. I believe that whatever comes after is a million times better than our best day on Earth. What it will look like, I have no idea. And I'm in no hurry to get there (while I'm not afraid to die, I'm really scared of pain!). I've read a lot of scholarly-type books, but the one that seemed to explain the whole "who goes to heaven" thing the best was a children's book: "The Last Battle," the final book of C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia. In it, it describes the ones who love God (Aslan the lion) as turning toward him, into the light. The ones who hate God turn away from him, into indescribable darkness. The point is that God doesn't say, "You don't get in because you kicked a dog, you don't get in because you said a bad word to your grandmother," etc. Everybody sins and no one deserves to spend eternity with God. But he wants us there anyway. We choose whether to go toward his light, or away from it. And I don't think it matters what your religion is. When we show love and charity to each other, we bring ourselves closer to God. And we have to be able to love and understand love to choose the light. I'm saying this badly, but I hope it makes some sense!

Answer 7

I really have no clue what's on the "other side" and really no one else KNOWS either. It's all speculation....so I try to live my life with respect to others (do onto others as they would do unto you) and have fun and enjoy life while I am here.

I think your fear comes from your religion and belief system. I am a believer in a higher existence, but I don't put much stock into Hell. In fact, I really don't believe in hell period. Therefore, I'm not afraid of death. It's something that maybe you should look into....not telling you what to believe but maybe just explore the concept. It makes life allot more enjoyable.

Answer 8

Jesus defeated the fear of death when He rose from the dead victorious with the keys to death & hell.

God loves you sooo much that He sent His Only Begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish, and will Have everlasting life. It is a promise.

Read the web site: FathersLoveLetter.com. It's true.

Answer 9

Sam Cooke wrote a wonderful blues tune called "A Change Gonna Come". One line from that song says it all

It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die
I don't know what's up there beyond the sky

Whatever it is, we will all find it someday.

Answer 10

Well, what was it like before you were born? It's just like that after death. If there is a God, then it will be heaven and you shouldn't fear. However, if you go to hell, you aren't getting out anyway so relax.