Changing Bodies - BBT Int (c)
Death - the unavoidable fact of birth in this world.
The following are a selection of sites that will be useful for anyone
with a genuine quest for answers to the mystery of death.
"Every second, every moment we are changing the body. Just like in a
film thousands of pictures are moving imperceptibly.
It looks like the body is moving, and the audience cannot understand
that there are so many pictures in the spool."
Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Letter :: 1975
"At the time of death, the mind and intelligence of a living entity
create the subtle form of a certain type of body for the next life. If
the mind suddenly thinks of something not very congenial, one has to take
a corresponding birth in the next life. On the other hand, if one can think
of Krsna at the time of death, he can be transferred to the spiritual world,
Goloka Vrndavana. The process of transmigration is very subtle; therefore
Srila Rupa Gosvami advises devotees to train their minds in order that
they will be unable to remember anything other than Krsna."
Srila A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Nectar of Instruction purport.
"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, but spiritual
beings having a human experience"
last updated 12th January 2011
It would be useful to download the Balaram FONT
for these pages
Death a process of growth:
Leaving the body at the time of
death
The entanglement of fruitive
activities:
Hearing at the time of death:
Preparing for the Time
of Death class by Giriraj Swami
Advice for the time of death
- Jagatarini devi dasi
THINKING
OF THE LORD AT THE TIME OF DEATH talk by Giriraj Swami
VAISNAVAS C.A.R.E. INC -
Counseling, Assistance, Resource, and Education for the terminally-ill
and their family
A Radio
interview with Religious and health care professionals on Australian Broadcasting
Corp (ABC)
The Good Death radio interview
backed up here
Terminal Restlessness
-
the medical condition seen from a material perspective and from a Krishna
conscious perspective
Ajamile Reloaded - by Shyamasundar
dasa ACBSP
Yama - Yamaraj - Yamaduttas - Near
Death Experience - etc
Preparing
to leave the body (written by a Buddhist):
All
things must pass - the last long interview with George Harison:
The
Art of Dying - a reflection on Bhakta George Harison's passing:
The process of dying:
Prayer for a departed
soul:
Pitri paksha shraddha and
related topics
Simple shraddha without fire
Some information regarding funerals
(Hindu - Vedik) with links to other cultures too:
Proceedings of Hindu Death Ritual by Vikas
Kamat
Suicide
Bhagavad Gita
on Death:
The Nature of the Soul:
Asaucham - Ritual impurity
found at the times of birth and death:
Prepare
For Your Next Life - by HDG Srila A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada:
Ghosts:
Near Death Experience (NDE):
The Reincarnation page:
The Art
of Dying:
Bereavement and the
psychology of healing:
Coming
Back - a book on The Science of Reincarnation:
Grieving and Healing:
The story of a poor man:
Disposal of last remains ashes in the sacred Ganges river:
http://ashesinternational.com/index.htm
Other useful sites:
Ghost Busting services
- removal of ghosts, curses, tantra, black magic, and mental health issues:
Reincarnation: Have We Lived Before?
Reincarnation and past life regressions:
Jesus and Reincarnation from Tirtha dasa
- VINA.
Other
perspectives from Funk & Wagnal's Encyclopaedia: Funeral Rites and
Customs
Cultural Guides
to Death, Dying & the Afterlife:
An Interesting
Site on disposal of the body in different cultures world-wide:
A Canadian site specifically
to help with Bereaved Families:
Suicide
and Suicide Prevention:
Wills &
Estate Planning: (for USA but the principle is the same)
The mechanism of liberation in Madhva Philosophy
A Buddhist perspective on "Thoughts of Death"
The Death Clock:
Mundane
perspective on Death from a Forensic perspective:
Books on related topics:
Spiritual First-Aid Kit
http://www.thekrishnastore.com/Detail.bok?no=2642&bar=_shp_meditation
The Final Journey: Complete Hospice Care for Departing Vaisnavas
http://www.thekrishnastore.com/Detail.bok?no=1840
A Second Chance, Softbound
http://www.thekrishnastore.com/Detail.bok?no=392
Coming Back
http://www.thekrishnastore.com/Detail.bok?no=367
Beyond Birth and Death
http://www.thekrishnastore.com/Detail.bok?no=719
Beyond Illusion and Doubt
http://www.krishna.com/booksmodule/d_show_book.php?target_language=1&id=102
