What does the soul look like when it leaves the body

The Soul does not take birth nor does it die. The Soul is a permanent entity. This phenomenon of taking birth and dying is of the ego. It is the ego that is born and it is the ego that dies. In reality, the Soul does not die at all. Birth and death do occur; there is no question about it. We all witness its occurrence. Death takes place when all the accounts of karma of a person’s life are finished. Whatever account he had bound for the current life, comes to an end and therefore death occurs.

What happens when you die?

The soul leaves one body and enters another in no time.  As it is leaving one body, it is also simultaneously present in another womb. This occurrence is in concurrence with the moment of the union of the sperm and the egg. When the time comes for the soul to depart from one body, the circumstances and the event at the other end is also taking place the reception of the soul. Therefore after the body’s death the soul goes directly into another embryo. So there is no need to worry about what happens after you die. After death another womb is acquired and upon entering that womb, all the nourishment and everything necessary for its life there is immediately provided for.

Next Life According to Wishes of the Last Hour

A person’s rebirth is based on his desires and passions present within him at the time of his death. But when people say that the person who died had such and such wishes, such last minute wishes cannot be created. They occur as a consequence of the balance sheet. It is the balance sheet of his entire life that comes forward in the final hour before his death, and it is this balance sheet that determines which life form he will enter.

If one has accumulated in his life by taking what does not rightfully belong to him, be it money or woman, he will go to the animal kingdom. Anything that he acquired by devious use of intellect will take him to the animal kingdom. If he has been decent and humane, he will come back in a human form. After death, there are only four different life forms that one can be born into. Those who destroy people's homes and lives for their own gain will go to hell. Those with super-human qualities, who despite being hurt by others, do not retaliate and remain benevolent, go to heaven.

When does the soul enter the body

Below are some excerpts about what happens when soul leaves body from the spiritual discourse with Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan.

Questioner: How long does it take for the Soul to leave one body and enter another?

Dadashri: No time at all. As it is leaving one body, it is also simultaneously present in another womb. This occurrence is in concurrence with the moment of the union of the sperm and the egg. When the time comes for the Soul to depart from one body, the circumstances and the event at the other end is also taking place the reception of the Soul. Therefore after the body's death the Soul goes directly into another embryo. So there is no need to worry about what may happen in the time ahead. After death another womb is acquired and upon entering that womb, all the nourishment and everything necessary for its life there is immediately provided for.

Where Will He Go After Death?

Questioner: At the time of death, is it possible for us to know whether the departed soul has acquired a higher life form?

Dadashri: If the dying old man says, ‘Alas I could not get my fourth daughter married’; he will bind a life in the lower life form. If a person has anxieties and worries about his family in the final moments of his death, we should realize that he is bound for a lower life form. This is all invited misery. But if his awareness is fixed on the Soul, he goes to a higher life form.

As soon as the Soul leaves the body, the body is declared dead. So, where does the Soul go immediately after death? The Soul then goes straight to its new destination where rebirth takes place. One’s belief in reincarnation, though, is supported only when one believes that Soul exists. Across all the phases of infinite lifetimes of birth and death, the Soul has remained in its own nature; it has been immortal. However, due to ignorance, in every birth, the Soul has no option but to accompany the body complex.

Let’s understand this process of where does the soul go after it leaves the body in detail in the words of Param Pujya Dadashri.

Questioner: When the body dies, where does the Soul go?

Dadashri: As soon as the Soul leaves the body, it goes straight to its destination; it acquires its place of creation, the womb.

Questioner: At the time of death, while leaving one body and before entering another body, where and for how long and how does it exist? How long does it take for the Soul to enter a new body?

Dadashri: It hardly takes any time. It is here in the body while it is leaving this body, and it is already present in a womb there (simultaneously). So, there is no time lag in this.

Questioner: When it leaves the body here, they say that one end of the Soul is here, while the other end can be somewhere in Punjab. How is that? Can you explain?

Dadashri: The Soul has the property of expansion and contraction; so, it can stretch as far as it wants to. It has to go where it has karmic ties, does it not? Do you think it is going to walk all the way there? It does not have legs and a gross body!

Questioner: So, can it live in two places at one time?

Dadashri: Yes. It can stretch as far as it has to go. So, when it begins to enter the new body over there, simultaneously it is leaving the body over here. Just as a snake leaves its burrow; part of it is outside and the other part is inside. It is similar to that!

Questioner: So how much time does it take to leave one body and acquire another (physical) body?

Dadashri: No time at all. Even while it is still leaving the body, it is over there in the womb as well. That is because there is timing involved, when the sperm and the ovum unite. When it is about to leave the body, first the union occurs over there. And once all that comes together, only then it leaves from here. If not, then it does not leave from here; because if it did leave, what would it (the living being) eat over there? It may reach the womb, but how would it sustain itself there? There is only the man’s sperm and the mother’s ovum, which it consumes out of hunger the moment it arrives. Once it has eaten, it develops into an embryo. Is this all not scientific circumstantial evidence?! If over there, the time is not yet right for it, over here the dying will linger on. You would say, ‘Why are you not leaving yet? Hurry up and go’. And it would say, ‘No, they are still not ready for me over there!’ It begins to leave from here when adjustments are made over there. And once it leaves from here, everything is methodical over there.

The Activity of Karma in and around This Entire Process

When the last breath is going on, the Soul along with the causal body and the electrical body leaves the old physical body (this event is called death). At the same moment, it gets into a new physical body (this event is called birth). All three (the Soul, the causal body, and the electrical body) leave together.

When the Soul leaves the body, it is accompanied by the karmas in the form of causal body. Based on the causal body, the Soul reaches its suitable destination and finds the mother’s womb where it resides. As the karmas from causal body begin to discharge one after another, the physical body grows in the womb. The baby is finally born and the entire life unfolds according to the causes (karmas) done in the past life. This is a scientific reply to where does the Soul go immediately after death.

While the discharge of the old karmas is happening; simultaneously, new karmas are getting charged. These karmas continue to form the new causal body, which along with the Soul and the electrical body, leaves from this life’s physical body at the time of death. Thus, at the time of death, once again, the same cycle repeats, as explained above.

The Role of Electrical Body in The Process

As long as the worldly life exists, every living being certainly has an electrical body within! In every living being, in trees and everything, there is an electrical body. When a causal body is created, the electrical body is definitely there with it.

The electrical body forms a natural part of the existence of every living being and it is always there. It is because of it that you function. When you eat, it is the electrical body that carries out the digestion. It is involved in the production and circulation of blood, which is all done internally. It is the electrical body that is responsible for the light that allows your eyes to see. Even anger-pride-deceit-greed happens because of the electrical body. The Soul does not have anger-pride-deceit-greed at all.

The charging of karma can take place only when there is an electrical body; unless the electrical body is there, nothing happens. This is just as without electricity; nothing would be visible in your home. Even if the electrical body is there but the Soul is not there, nothing will happen. Once the balance of karma is finished, there will be no more electrical body. So, it remains until you get fully liberated from the cycles of births and deaths (moksha).

When a living being dies, all the five senses are exhausted. So, none of the senses or anything else goes along with the Soul. Only anger, pride, deceit, and greed go along with it. In the causal body, anger, pride, deceit, and greed are included. The subtle body stays together with the Soul until it attains final liberation.

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