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Theories about what happens at death

Theories concerning the afterlife and the place of deceased humans in it are many and varied. However we can usually group them under four main headings.

Soul Sleep/Resurrection – The belief that after death the soul goes to place where it waits for the resurrection day. In the Old Testament souls gathered in Sheol (which describes either the grave itself or ‘a place of shadows’ where souls dwelled). In the New Testament several passages teach that souls await the final return of Jesus when the dead will be resurrected to face judgement.

Embodied Existence – This is the belief that after death the soul is given a new body (although people would still recognise each other) and lives in the spiritual dimension. In Christianity this is the belief that after death the righteous go to heaven whilst the unrighteous go to hell (E.g. Luke 16:19-31). A biblical argument in favour of this belief is that a disembodied soul could not be punished (NB. ‘weeping and gnashing of teeth’ (Matthew 24:51)). It is also taught that those with physical disabilities will not have them in the afterlife.

Reincarnation – A belief commonly associated with Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism although some Christians are incorporating it into their theology as well. This is the understanding that the soul of each person is reborn into another body on earth after death. Rebirth is connected with karma in that the kind of body the soul is reborn into is determined by balancing the good and bad deeds a person has done in their former life/lives and how spiritually enlightened they are. In Hinduism the soul is only liberated from the birth/death/rebirth cycle (samsara) when a person achieves moksha (spiritual liberation and union with Brahman). Buddhism and Sikhism teach alternative versions of this.

Mystical Union – This is the belief that after death the soul becomes one with the Divine (or is incorporated into the Divine). In Hinduism this idea finds expression in Vedantic philosophy (non-dualism). In Buddhism it is called nirvana (or nibbana - which means ‘blowing out’). Mystics of all faiths/beliefs are likely to teach the doctrine of Mystical Union.

Each of these theories concerning the afterlife are formulated on the assumption that the soul is immortal (or will continue to survive after death). In the Western traditions the philosophical foundations for this belief can be traced back to Plato (or Socrates), who argued that the soul is indestructible as it is a simple entity. In other words, it is not reducible (divisible) any further and thus cannot be destroyed (which would entail it being divided into nothing). Contemporary Christian theologians have been keen to ground the immortality of the soul in God (NB. 1 Timothy 6:16), as against the notion that it has innate immortality apart from God. Thus the immortal soul is not an autonomous entity but relies solely on God for its existence (or non-existence).

2007-06-10 03:59:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

AATMA is our soul. The good ones go to a place called Illiyen (A place of peace) and the bad ones go to Siggien (That is the kind of prison). After the world ends they are placed in Havens and hells.

Illiyen and Siggien both are arabic words.

2007-06-10 03:42:11 · answer #2 · answered by Crown 3 · 0 0

"bronzebabekentucky"
Aatma means soul.

"VIJAY R" I have already promise many of you in the past that when and if I die and if I can let you all know, then I will tell you for sure where I am or where my soul is.

2007-06-10 04:00:16 · answer #3 · answered by minootoo 7 · 0 0

Atma Pooja Upanishad AUM a million. meditation is the consistent contemplation of that. 2. cessation of the reason of all strikes is aawahanam -- the invocation. 3. non-wavering understanding is asana -- the posture 4. the upward pass of the ideas is paddyam -- the water of divine worship. 5. ideas consistently arrowed in direction of that's arghyam -- the offering. 6. to be based consistently in the indoors illumination and in the limitless inner nectar is the preparatory tub for the worship. 7. the sensation of that everywhere is gandha -- the sole heady fragrance. 8. to be time-honored in one's own witnessing nature is akshat -- the unpolished and unbroken rice used for the worship. 9. what are the vegetation for the worship? -- to be crammed with awareness. 10. to create the hearth of awareness in oneself is dhoop, the incense. eleven. to be time-honored in the solar of awareness is the sole lamp. 12. accumulation of the nectar of the indoors finished moon is naivedya, the nutrition offering. 13. stillness is pradakshina, the stream around that for worship. 14. the sensation of i'm that -- so-aham -- is the salutation. 15. silence is the prayer. sixteen. finished contentment is visarjan, the dispersion of the worship ritual. one that is conscious so is an enlightened one. 17. i'm that surely organic brahman: to realize that's the attainment of liberation.

2016-11-10 00:08:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

what is AATMA?
be specific if you want answers

2007-06-10 03:32:39 · answer #5 · answered by bronzebabekentucky 7 · 0 0

i know where goes but first you die than i will show you OK

2007-06-10 03:35:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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