what happens exactly after life ends?

Question

philosophical

Answer 1

When death happens,ie., when the body perishes the eternal indestructible soul within the body goes to another body according to one's karma. Just as one changes new clothes when old cloth is torn, similarly we accept another body(new cloth) when the old body is torn(dies). Just as when a old house we are dwelling collapses, we enter a new house, similarly we give up our old body(where soul lives) and enter new body(house).

Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be.As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change.Bhagavad-gita-2.12 & 13

Those who are seers of the truth have concluded that of the nonexistent [the material body] there is no endurance and of the eternal [the soul] there is no change. This they have concluded by studying the nature of both. Bhagavad-gita-2.16
An excerpt from the purport by Srila Prabhupada(ISKCON founder).
There is no endurance of the changing body. That the body is changing every moment by the actions and reactions of the different cells is admitted by modern medical science; and thus growth and old age are taking place in the body. But the spirit soul exists permanently, remaining the same despite all changes of the body and the mind. That is the difference between matter and spirit. By nature, the body is ever changing, and the soul is eternal. This conclusion is established by all classes of seers of the truth, both impersonalist and personalist. In the Vishnu Purana (2.12.38) it is stated that Vishnu and His abodes all have self-illuminated spiritual existence (jyotimsii vishnur bhuvanani vishnuh). The words existent and nonexistent refer only to spirit and matter. That is the version of all seers of truth.

That which pervades the entire body you should know to be indestructible. No one is able to destroy that imperishable soul.
Bhagavad-gita-2.17

Lord Krishna gives in verses 22 to 25, further information.
As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.The soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind.This individual soul is unbreakable and insoluble, and can be neither burned nor dried. He is everlasting, present everywhere, unchangeable, immovable and eternally the same.It is said that the soul is invisible, inconceivable and immutable. Knowing this, you should not grieve for the body.

Answer 2

Basically what you asked is very difficult to answer as its not a one line answer any more. It has become a science. I will suggest you to read the book ' Life after Death' by Swami Avedananda of Sri Ramkrishna Mission.
I am sure you will get your answers there as it is the best book I have ever read on this topic.

Answer 3

The body begins to decompose.

That's the only thing we can know for certain. There have been instances of near-death experiences, so perhaps we also see a white light and our loved ones who died before we did.

Personally, I'd like to talk to someone who's been dead for about a year, and get the whole story.

Answer 4

According to the late Carl Sagan who did the Cosmos series... when you die thats it nothing. But there are too many unexplained things to say thats it nothing else. There are a lot of people who die that is there heart stops beating and are brought back using CPR that see a bright light. I know 2 people that were brought back to life using CPR that did not see the light. One of those people went to church got saved then experienced it again only the second time he did see the light

Answer 5

Death is inevitable. The thief on the cross knew when his would occur, but we can not predict our own. After his death, the crucified criminal went to live in paradise with Jesus. Some of us will also live eternally in God's presence. But others will experience everlasting torment, forever separated from Him.
If we receive Jesus as our Savior, our penalty for sin is paid. We are adopted into God's family, and Heaven is our eternal home. If we reject Jesus, we remain alienated from the Lord and under condemnation for our sin. We are destined to experience eternal judgment. God won't accept any of man's excuses because there is no acceptable defense for unbelief. (Acts 4:12)

Answer 6

The kith and kin, relatives friends gather together perform the funeral acts as per their customs. No body keeps the dead body. This is bodily acts. For details please attend 12th functions of relatives where Garuda Puranam is explained on that particular. Be attentive, you will be knowing the exact journey.

Answer 7

exacly your soul goes out and sees that your body is lying and the soul is having all the datas of karmas accordingly either you will be sent to heigher stage called swarg , or in the human being or in the animals or mosquitos,.... then the soul enters into the body of father and it remains in the que because only one out of thousands got fertilized depends upon the strength of soul how fast it can achieve the home to live further

Answer 8

There is a gap between life and death,or else I shud say between two births and that is death,the time to rest.

Answer 9

What you "think" you are is introduced to the clear light, better to know before the body drops.

Answer 10

life never ends its a journey of unlimited, you just changing your body after death of the physical body, you are again taking another and so on. you are a player in this world drama cycle of 5000years. after each cycle it repeats again and again and so on.