Death poetry!

The death and dying and the life after death has always fascinated man. This is an excerpt from the book What Becomes Of The Soul After Death by Sri Swami Sivananda.

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Betty (Jean) Eadie (born 1942) is a prominent American author of several books on near-death experience (NDE). Her most notable book is the #1 New York Times bestselling book, Embraced by the Light (1992). It describes her experience, arguably the most detailed near-death account on record. It was followed by two other works: The Awakening Heart (1996), also a best-seller, and The ...

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An out-of-body experience (OBE) typically involves a sensation of floating outside of one's body and, in some cases, seeing one's physical body from outside oneself (autoscopy). Approximately one in ten people claim to have had an out-of-body experience at some time in their lives. For some, the phenomenon occurs spontaneously, while for others it is linked to dangerous circumstances, a near-death experience, a dream-like state or use of alcohol or street drugs. Relatively little is known about OBEs.[1] Out-of-body exper ...

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• Out-of-body experience - Other types of projection
• Out-of-body experience - Astral projection
• Out-of-body experience - Virtual reality projection
• Out-of-body experience - Remote viewing
• Out-of-body experience - Spontaneous OBEs
• Out-of-body experience - Initiated during/after sleep Sleep Paralysis
• Out-of-body experience - Other types of spontaneous OBEs
• Out-of-body experience - Non-spontaneous or induced OBEs
• Out-of-body experience - External verification of OBEs
• Out-of-body experience - Other observations of OBEs
• Out-of-body experience - Possible explanations
• Out-of-body experience - Skepticism

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The acronym NDE may stand for Near-death experience Non-destructive evaluation Other related archivesNear-death experience, Non-destructive evaluation

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Other commentators see near death experiences as a purely naturalistic phenomenon. For example; a Swiss study (Blanke. et.al, 2002), published in Nature Magazine [4], found that electrical stimulation on the brain region known as the right angular gyrus repeatedly caused out-of-body experiences to the patient[5]. According to this perspective the etiology of the NDE is understood as a result of neurobiological mechanisms, related to such factors as epilepsy and brain stimulation. The similarities amongst the experiences of the many do ...

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Near-death experience, Near-death experience - Near-Death Research, Near-death experience - As an afterlife experience, Near-death experience - As a naturalistic experience, Near-death experience - Clinical Implications, Near-death experience - Implications for health professionals, Near-death experience - Implications for the dying patient, Near-death experience - Implications for family and friends, Near-death experience - Spiritual and psychological after-effects

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Kundalini is derived from a Sanskrit word meaning either "coiled up" or "coiling like a snake". There are a number of other translations of the term usually emphasizing a more serpent nature to the word— e.g. 'serpent power'. The caduceus symbol of coiling snakes is thought to be an ancient symbolic representation of Kundalini physiology. The concept of Kundalini comes from Yogic philosophy of ancient India and refers to the mothering intelligence behind yogic awakening and spiritual maturation (Sovatsky, 1998). It mig ...

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• Kundalini - Historical source text
• Kundalini - The interpretation of Kundalini
• Kundalini - Kundalini Yoga
• Kundalini - Kundalini in the world's religions
• Kundalini - Kundalini rising
• Kundalini - The Kundalini Syndrome
• Kundalini - Kundalini and development
• Kundalini - Kundalini and physiology
• Kundalini - Pathological Kundalini

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The afterlife (or life after death) is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, beyond this world, or after death. This article is about current generic and widely held or reported concepts of afterlife. See also: Underworld, for a comprehensive catalog of specific traditions about afterlife. Afterlife - Afterlife as a belief. Many people believe in an afterlife. It is generally described as a non-verifiable and non-falsifiable belie ...

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• Afterlife - Afterlife as a belief
• Afterlife - Afterlife as an individual existence
• Afterlife - Afterlife as reward or punishment
• Afterlife - Afterlife as reincarnation
• Afterlife - Related studies
• Afterlife - Criticism
• Afterlife - Philosophical arguments

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Many commentators see near death experiences as an afterlife experience, and some accounts include elements that, according to some theorists, are most simply explained by an out-of-body consciousness. For example, in one account, a woman accurately described a surgical instrument she had not seen previously, as well as a conversation that occurred while she was understood to be clinically dead (Sabom, 1998). In another account, from a proactive Dutch NDE study [1], a nurse removed the dentures of an unconscious heart attack victim, and was aske ...

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Near-death experience, Near-death experience - Near-Death Research, Near-death experience - As an afterlife experience, Near-death experience - As a naturalistic experience, Near-death experience - Clinical Implications, Near-death experience - Implications for health professionals, Near-death experience - Implications for the dying patient, Near-death experience - Implications for family and friends, Near-death experience - Spiritual and psychological after-effects

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Many commentators see near death experiences as an afterlife experience, and some accounts include elements that, according to some theorists, are most simply explained by an out-of-body consciousness. For example, in one account, a woman accurately described a surgical instrument she had not seen previously, as well as a conversation that occurred while she was understood to be clinically dead (Sabom, 1998). In another account, from a proactive Dutch NDE study [1], a nurse removed the dentures of an unconscious heart attack victim, and was aske ...

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Near-death experience, Near-death experience - Near-death research, Near-death experience - As an afterlife experience, Near-death experience - As a naturalistic experience, Near-death experience - Clinical implications, Near-death experience - Implications for health professionals, Near-death experience - Implications for the dying patient, Near-death experience - Implications for family and friends, Near-death experience - Spiritual and psychological after-effects

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Other commentators see near death experiences as a purely naturalistic phenomenon. For example; a Swiss study (Blanke. et.al, 2002), published in Nature Magazine [4], found that electrical stimulation on the brain region known as the right angular gyrus repeatedly caused out-of-body experiences to the patient[5]. According to this perspective the cause of the NDE might be understood as a result of neurobiological mechanisms, related to such factors as epilepsy, brain stimula ...

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Near-death experience, Near-death experience - Near-death research, Near-death experience - As an afterlife experience, Near-death experience - As a naturalistic experience, Near-death experience - Clinical implications, Near-death experience - Implications for health professionals, Near-death experience - Implications for the dying patient, Near-death experience - Implications for family and friends, Near-death experience - Spiritual and psychological after-effects

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Current scientific research strongly suggests that near-death experiences occur at the time of dying and are not unconscious secondary falsifications after the fact. As health care professionals, it is not necessary to take sides in the debate concerning the objective reality of these spiritual experiences. Simply the knowledge that they are a normal and natural part of the dying process has profound implications for those who work with death and dying. The ability to feel at ease in discussing the paranormal is an essential element of the b ...

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Near-death experience, Near-death experience - Near-Death Research, Near-death experience - As an afterlife experience, Near-death experience - As a naturalistic experience, Near-death experience - Clinical Implications, Near-death experience - Implications for health professionals, Near-death experience - Implications for the dying patient, Near-death experience - Implications for family and friends, Near-death experience - Spiritual and psychological after-effects

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Current scientific research strongly suggests that near-death experiences occur at the time of dying and are not unconscious secondary falsifications after the fact. As health care professionals, it is not necessary to take sides in the debate concerning the objective reality of these spiritual experiences. Simply the knowledge that they are a normal and natural part of the dying process has profound implications for those who work with death and dying. The ability to feel at ease in discussing the paranormal is an essential element of the b ...

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Near-death experience, Near-death experience - Near-death research, Near-death experience - As an afterlife experience, Near-death experience - As a naturalistic experience, Near-death experience - Clinical implications, Near-death experience - Implications for health professionals, Near-death experience - Implications for the dying patient, Near-death experience - Implications for family and friends, Near-death experience - Spiritual and psychological after-effects

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NDE subjects often report long-term after-effects, and changes in worldview, such as an increased interest in spirituality, an increased interest in the meaning of life, increased empathic understanding and a decrease in fear of death (van Lommel et.al, 2001). Some subjects also report internal feelings of bodily energy and/or altered states of consciousness similar to those associated with the yogic concept of kundalini (Greyson, 2000). Greyson (1983) developed The Near-Death Experience Scale in order to measure the after-effects of ...

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Near-death experience, Near-death experience - Near-death research, Near-death experience - As an afterlife experience, Near-death experience - As a naturalistic experience, Near-death experience - Clinical implications, Near-death experience - Implications for health professionals, Near-death experience - Implications for the dying patient, Near-death experience - Implications for family and friends, Near-death experience - Spiritual and psychological after-effects

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NDE subjects often report long-term after-effects, and changes in worldview, such as an increased interest in spirituality, an increased interest in the meaning of life, increased empathic understanding and a decrease in fear of death (van Lommel et.al, 2001). Some subjects also report internal feelings of bodily energy and/or altered states of consciousness similar to those associated with the yogic concept of kundalini (Greyson, 2000). Greyson (1983) developed The Near-Death Experience Scale in order to measure the after-effects of ...

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Near-death experience, Near-death experience - Near-Death Research, Near-death experience - As an afterlife experience, Near-death experience - As a naturalistic experience, Near-death experience - Clinical Implications, Near-death experience - Implications for health professionals, Near-death experience - Implications for the dying patient, Near-death experience - Implications for family and friends, Near-death experience - Spiritual and psychological after-effects

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In Australia, a two-disc version of Quality Control was released, the second disc comprising of instrumental versions of the album. A second version of Power In Numbers was released, which included a DVD. There is also a vinyl edition of Power In Numbers comprising of instrumental versions of the tracks from the original album. Jurassic 5 are currently on tour (without Cut Chemist), and a new album is due to be released later this year. ...

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Jurassic 5, Jurassic 5 - Near-Death Experience, Jurassic 5 - Discography, Jurassic 5 - Sound clip

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Theorists within the schools of Humanistic psychology, Transpersonal psychology and Near-Death Studies describe a complex pattern of motor, sensory, affective and cognitive/hermeneutic symptoms called The Kundalini Syndrome. This psycho-somatic arousal and excitation is believed to occur in connection with prolonged and intensive spiritual or contemplative practice (such as meditation or yoga) or as a result of intense life experiences or a close encounter with death (such as a near-death experience) (Greyson 1993, 2000; Scotton, 1996; Lukof ...

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Kundalini, Kundalini - Historical source text, Kundalini - The interpretation of Kundalini, Kundalini - Kundalini Yoga, Kundalini - Kundalini in the world's religions, Kundalini - Kundalini rising, Kundalini - The Kundalini Syndrome, Kundalini - Kundalini and development, Kundalini - Kundalini and physiology, Kundalini - Pathological Kundalini

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The following general observations can be made based on a collection[3] of 66 case studies of firsthand accounts of "spontaneous" OBEs (those not part of a planned program to induce the experience). Out-of-body experience - Initiated during/after sleep Sleep Paralysis. OBEs are often initiated through lucid dreaming, where one is aware they are dreaming, though other types of initiation are discussed later. The majority of subjects (55+ of the 66 cases), who claim to have had an OBE, reported being asleep, ...

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Out-of-body experience, Out-of-body experience - Other types of projection, Out-of-body experience - Astral projection, Out-of-body experience - Virtual reality projection, Out-of-body experience - Remote viewing, Out-of-body experience - Spontaneous OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Initiated during/after sleep Sleep Paralysis, Out-of-body experience - Other types of spontaneous OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Non-spontaneous or induced OBEs, Out-of-body experience - External verification of OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Other observations of OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Possible explanations, Out-of-body experience - Skepticism

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Not every OBE has exactly the same aspects, but although there are several different types of OBEs with different causes and meanings, there are some common elements: These people claim they are not "faking" their experiences. They were not, in general, "trying" to have the experience through auto-suggestion, hypnotic trance, etc. Many seemed frightened and/or confused by the experience; some even to the point of doubting their sanity. A belief that they were physically "out of body" is a ...

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Out-of-body experience, Out-of-body experience - Other types of projection, Out-of-body experience - Astral projection, Out-of-body experience - Virtual reality projection, Out-of-body experience - Remote viewing, Out-of-body experience - Spontaneous OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Initiated during/after sleep Sleep Paralysis, Out-of-body experience - Other types of spontaneous OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Non-spontaneous or induced OBEs, Out-of-body experience - External verification of OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Other observations of OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Possible explanations, Out-of-body experience - Skepticism

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Opinions regarding the objective reality of OBEs are mixed. An appreciable number of people believe the phenomenon is exactly what it feels like, and that the soul is leaving the body and exploring. Many OBE accounts are positive that the usual explanation, that the experience was a dream, is insufficient and often cite the experience as having a spiritual effect. See examples: "If it was [a dream], why am I still so affected by it?" "I just don't understand this – how can this happen?" ...

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Out-of-body experience, Out-of-body experience - Other types of projection, Out-of-body experience - Astral projection, Out-of-body experience - Virtual reality projection, Out-of-body experience - Remote viewing, Out-of-body experience - Spontaneous OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Initiated during/after sleep Sleep Paralysis, Out-of-body experience - Other types of spontaneous OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Non-spontaneous or induced OBEs, Out-of-body experience - External verification of OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Other observations of OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Possible explanations, Out-of-body experience - Skepticism

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While the subjective experience may be very compelling, most skeptics discount the idea that the phenomenon is somehow linked to an actual physical relocation of consciousness. They note that, in the absence of the typical conviction that the experience is real, these experiences would simply be considered dreams; and that lacking hard evidence to the contrary, the simplest explanation would be that the experiencer's sense of heigh ...

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Out-of-body experience, Out-of-body experience - Other types of projection, Out-of-body experience - Astral projection, Out-of-body experience - Virtual reality projection, Out-of-body experience - Remote viewing, Out-of-body experience - Spontaneous OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Initiated during/after sleep Sleep Paralysis, Out-of-body experience - Other types of spontaneous OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Non-spontaneous or induced OBEs, Out-of-body experience - External verification of OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Other observations of OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Possible explanations, Out-of-body experience - Skepticism

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Out-of-body experience - Astral projection. Astral projection is an interpretation of forced out-of-body experiences achieved consciously, via lucid dreaming or deep meditation. Proponents of astral projection maintain that their consciousness or soul has transferred into an astral body (or "double"), which moves free of the physical body in a parallel world known as the "astral plane," which is said to exist via the "collective conscious". Unlike the typical OBE, astral projection does not typically posit that one's conscious ...

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Out-of-body experience, Out-of-body experience - Other types of projection, Out-of-body experience - Astral projection, Out-of-body experience - Virtual reality projection, Out-of-body experience - Remote viewing, Out-of-body experience - Spontaneous OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Initiated during/after sleep Sleep Paralysis, Out-of-body experience - Other types of spontaneous OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Non-spontaneous or induced OBEs, Out-of-body experience - External verification of OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Other observations of OBEs, Out-of-body experience - Possible explanations, Out-of-body experience - Skepticism

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Two early western interpretations of Kundalini were supplied by C.W. Leadbeater (1847-1934), of the Theosophical Society, and the Analytical Psychologist Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961). Jung's seminar on Kundalini yoga, presented to the Psychological Club in Zurich in 1932, has been widely regarded as a milestone in the psychological understanding of Eastern thought and of the symbolic transformations of inner peace. Kundalini yoga presented Jung with a model for the developmental phases of higher consciousness, and he interpreted its sym ...

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Kundalini, Kundalini - Historical source text, Kundalini - The interpretation of Kundalini, Kundalini - Kundalini Yoga, Kundalini - Kundalini in the world's religions, Kundalini - Kundalini rising, Kundalini - The Kundalini Syndrome, Kundalini - Kundalini and development, Kundalini - Kundalini and physiology, Kundalini - Pathological Kundalini

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