| To conclude this section may we just add
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| | This is the complaint of all mystics
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| that Newton's subjects emphasize strongly
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| | concerning the sons of men. In the Old
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| that God is never once seen in the higher
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| | Testament we read,"Man lies down and
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| realms, although a strong feeling of a
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| | never rises. They rouse not from their
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| Supreme Power is felt ruling the ongoings
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| | sleep." (Job 14:12)From what we have said
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| of devachan, or "heaven," and the kinetic
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| | so far, it may be surmised that there are
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| motion of magnetic streams of energy
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| | various forms of death, and this is true.
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| flowing in the atmosphere and
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| | St. Paul hints of this when he declared,
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| environment. This truth denounces certain
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| | "I die daily" (I Cor 15:31). We tabulate
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| religious beliefs that in heaven one
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| | the forms of death in the following:1)
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| would finally see God face to face--for
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| | Death to higher realities and verities2)
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| while on earth one may not see God's face
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| | Death to a higher awareness of divinity3)
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| and live, one would surely behold God's
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| | Death of one's slumber in matter4) Death
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| countenance in heaven. This principle has
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| | of the false ego and its carnal,
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| been vmisunderstood and misinterpreted
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| | self-centered desires5) Death of sleep6)
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| for the past two thousand years; it
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| | Death of the physical and etheric
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| should actually be understood in a
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| | bodies7) Death of the astral body8) Death
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| mystical rather than in a literal manner.
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| | of the mental formWe will briefly
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| It reminds us of Gautama Buddha's silence
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| | describe each one: death to higher
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| when questioned about God--the
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| | realities and verities, and the death to
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| implication of his subtle answer
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| | higher awareness of divinity are related.
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| revealing a profound truth to the
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| | This is in fact the involutionary path of
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| initiated.Summarizing the scientific
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| | the soul as it descends for the first
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| viewpoint on death and the
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| | time in a new cycle of manifestation, or
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| afterlife--based on years of careful
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| | "manvantara." In involution the soul
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| psychical, parapsychological
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| | loses a certain awareness only to regain
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| research--the following conclusions have
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| | it with an enhancement during the Path of
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| been reached:1) That humans are
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| | Return. Most souls prolong this period of
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| essentially immaterial in nature and that
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| | ignorance and awareness of higher
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| the human essence, or self-awareness,
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| | multidimensional truths by their own
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| survives physical death.2) That human
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| | free-will.Death of one's slumber in
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| soul-units exist at differentiated levels
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| | matter is the awakening of the soul's
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| of awareness in dimensions beyond the
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| | aspiration to spiritual
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| physical light-spectrum, beyond the reach
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| | possibilities--paradoxically, it could
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| of physical sensory perception.3) That
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| | also mean being spiritually unconscious;
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| contact with departed souls is a possible
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| | this is followed by the death, or
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| feat under certain conditions and
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| | transcendence of the false ego and its
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| circumstances.4) That all human
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| | expressions in the movement within the
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| soul-units periodically re-embody or
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| | evolutionary spiral. The death of sleep
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| reincarnate to continue their
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| | occurs every night as the soul takes
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| evolution.5) That all re-embody according
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| | flight to subtle worlds. Death of the
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| to the law of causation, or karma; or
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| | physical and etheric bodies occur when
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| soul desire.DISCUSSIONSAs we have seen in
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| | one leaves the present incarnation for
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| the previous chapter, death according to
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| | the astral world. This is followed by the
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| the various traditions, metaphysical
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| | deaths of the astral and mental forms as
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| experiences and modern scientific
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| | the soul rises higher and higher to rest
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| discoveries, does not annihilate the
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| | for a period in the causal body before
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| human soul; and relationships formed on
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| | preparing to reincarnate.Knowledge of the
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| the physical plane do not cease at the
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| | nature of death and the other worlds are
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| termination of one's incarnation, as is
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| | important subjects for every
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| normally believed; also, one's
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| | metaphysician. As said earlier in this
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| aspirations, goals and ambitions, though
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| | paper, in the course of one's
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| simply and seemingly cut-short
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| | metaphysical ministry, one would often
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| prematurely at a stroke of the scythe by
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| | encounter individuals in bereavement
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| the grim reaper called death, is actually
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| | requiring comfort and solace. Equipped
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| brought over to the Otherside for a
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| | with a higher understanding of the nature
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| further strategic development that would
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| | of death and the purpose of life,
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| bloom in a later incarnation. We have
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| | metaphysicians are in a better position
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| also seen that the nature of death and
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| | to enlighten humanity, and to fulfill one
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| the afterlife can be known to those who
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| | of their functions as ministers. To
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| are willing to develop the necessary
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| | Catholics, administering the "Extreme
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| sensory faculties of the astral form and
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| | Unction," or the last sacrament to the
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| its ability of soul-flight. Additionally,
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| | dying may be considered vital. But to the
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| we have dealt somewhat of the nature of
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| | metaphysician, much more is required to
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| heaven and hell, including the Judgment,
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| | guide the soul through the dying process.
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| from the various metaphysical, religious
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| | With the appropriate knowledge and occult
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| and scientific perspectives. We have
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| | ability, the metaphysician may assist
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| described and hinted of some of the ways
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| | souls in making a more meaningful
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| and means of avoiding those undesired
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| | transition. Deathbed-rites of an occult
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| experiences, states and conditions to be
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| | formula and design, taking the bardo into
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| found in the bardo, and even in the lower
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| | consideration, are needed by those
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| astral. Non-attachment to the physical
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| | engaged in the metaphysical field.The
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| form and earthly life is helpful in the
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| | importance and purpose of life should be
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| process of a peaceful and easy
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| | appended and stressed in those rites as a
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| transition, and in a smooth journey
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| | lesson not only for the departed, but for
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| through the bardo--this ought to be kept
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| | those who are left behind. An experience
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| in mind. And lastly, with the
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| | of a loss of a beloved one through the
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| descriptions by subjects of NDEs and
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| | portals of death on the part of grieving
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| communications from the beyond concerning
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| | and confused individuals should be looked
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| the death process, we can be assured that
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| | upon by metaphysicians as opportunities
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| dying does not have to entail any mental,
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| | for the sowing of the seeds of truth into
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| emotional or physical agony; on the
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| | their receptive consciousness.
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| contrary, it may result in one of the
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| | Metaphysicians as farmers in the vineyard
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| most joyful states that average souls may
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| | of truth should play their part
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| experience at its present evolutionary
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| | perfectly. By offering various truths
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| level. It provides a certain pre-taste of
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| | concerning the nature of death-truths
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| what the nirvanic state is like when once
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| | that are rational, logical, helpful and
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| the soul is liberated and fully aware of
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| | spiritually stimulating--we improve the
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| its divine unity with All That Is.Humans
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| | whole image of the metaphysical ministry
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| may fear death, but "being dead" is
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| | in the minds of the public. The more
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| actually the present state of awareness
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| | metaphysicians have to offer to the
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| of most people. To be unaware of one's
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| | public as to occult and esoteric
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| higher microcosmic principles is simply a
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| | knowledge and as to the expressions of
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| consciousness of death. What separates
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| | their high psychism, the more will the
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| the seen from the unseen is the level of
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| | public's awareness be stirred and lifted
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| one's waking consciousness, and the
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| | to a higher plane of consciousness.
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| psychological impurities within one's
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| | Metaphysics as a synthesis of religious,
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| subconscious mind. There are several
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| | spiritual, philosophical, and scientific
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| components in the microcosm making up
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| | truths has the capacity to offer what
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| what we call the divine, human being. The
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| | traditional forms of religion, science
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| more components we are aware and
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| | and modern philosophies are incapable of
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| conscious of, the more alive we become in
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| | offering--that is, real help.SUMMARY AND
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| the spiritual sense. Non-experience of
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| | CONCLUSIONSIn the Introduction of this
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| the higher principles and realities do
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| | paper we presented the purpose and the
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| not mean that they do not exist, it is
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| | need of why this subject had to be
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| just that the faculty for higher
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| | written and discussed--of the importance
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| perception has not yet been developed.
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| | of its place in the metaphysical ministry
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| Fear is what closes the veil to spiritual
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| | as well as its influence upon the
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| knowing. When we fear, we circumscribe
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| | individual and society as a whole. This
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| our consciousness. Fear of the unknown,
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| | purpose was again stressed in the
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| is the ignorance of the source of our
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| | previous chapter. In order to organize
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| fear. Identification with mortal
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| | our thoughts regarding the subject, we
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| principles simply perpetuates (or
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| | formulated several themes that would be
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| perpetrates?) one's mortal existence as a
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| | the basis for the structure of our paper.
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| normal human being--and it also maintains
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| | Our fundamental themes consisted of the
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| one's fears. We are meant to be
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| | following:1) The survival of personal
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| perfect--as advised by the Piscean
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| | consciousness2) The process of
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| Master--perfect in consciousness, in
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| | transition3) The nature of life after
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| knowledge, and in awareness. Attaining
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| | so-called deathThe structure of our
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| immortality, or awareness of such,
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| | findings and of this paper, was based
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| requires the shedding of mortal concepts,
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| | upon four perspectives:1) Religion
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| beliefs, attitudes and feelings. With
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| | mythology2) The occult tradition3)
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| such spiritual labour we gradually build
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| | Tibetan Buddhism4) ParapsychologyFrom
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| the link between the lower and higher
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| | each perspective, we initially dealt with
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| principles and ensure the continuity of
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| | the basic themes from a certain point of
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| consciousness, and the awareness of the
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| | view, but ended up with the same
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| illusory nature of death. With each
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| | findings, the same conclusions, and the
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| extermination of a false concept we
| |
| | same cosmic truths; nevertheless, among
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| become more alive in a spiritual sense.
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| | the above perspectives, there is still
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| Death, "the last enemy," as declared in
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| | much to be said about religion as a whole
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| scriptures, though inevitable, will be
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| | that has somewhat misrepresented the
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| swallowed up in victory when once its
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| | spiritual truths as taught by their
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| maya-nature is understood and the
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| | founders. We are certain, though, that
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| continuity of consciousness acquired.
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| | every metaphysician would research into
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| Death will then lose its sting. Death
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| | this subject sooner or later as it is
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| ends when once the multidimensionality of
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| | mentally and spiritually rewarding. In
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| one's being is realized, and when once
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| | years to come "death" will be a time of
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| one's liberation from the wheel of
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| | celebration and not a time of mourning as
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| reincarnation is attained. What we call
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| | it is now.Finally, in the fifth chapter,
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| death is an illusion. This is echoed in
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| | we discussed on humanity's basic
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| the words of the Taoist poet, Chuang
| |
| | psychological problem--that of senseless
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| Tzu:"Birth is not a beginning, death is
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| | fear. We have seen how this fear robs man
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| not an end."Fear simply robs individuals
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| | of his or her true life as a divine son
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| of their physical, emotional, mental and
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| | or daughter of God living an abundant
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| spiritual energies--energies which could
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| | life in the here and now. We have also
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| be used for more constructive and
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| | briefly discussed how the elimination of
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| creative purposes. When enlightened of
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| | the fear of death would transform the
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| the nature of death, like Socrates, we
| |
| | individual and society as a whole.To
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| will not fear it; and this knowledge,
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| | sublimate and transcend this fear
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| understanding, and enlightenment would
| |
| | condition that overwhelms society we
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| greatly help humanity to live an abundant
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| | suggest that additional research be
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| life, as promised by Master Jesus. Like a
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| | conducted into along the lines of
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| chain effect, the awareness of the
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| | soul-investigation, and into the many
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| non-existence of death and the truth of
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| | other principles of the bardo process not
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| man's purpose for being would improve the
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| | discussed or discovered by Tibetan Lamas.
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| quality, nature, and service of every
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| | Ways of researching into this should be
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| governmental department and institution,
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| | conducted in a scientific and intuitive
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| affecting society's consciousness,
| |
| | manner, though this may not always be
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| development and welfare. But to return to
| |
| | through conventional methods. Researchers
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| the emotion of fear ingrained in Man,
| |
| | should not fear probing into the
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| there are several principles that assist
| |
| | invisible, into the immaterial, or into
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| one to "die" without fear:1)
| |
| | the abstract. Through research within a
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| Non-attachment to physical form, earthly
| |
| | single avenue, other possibilities will
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| possessions, and relationships.2)
| |
| | present themselves. An answer to a single
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| Understanding that death is natural and
| |
| | question begets many more questions, ad
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| that it does not end one's aspirations.3)
| |
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