What is the afterlife like?

Answer 1

This is an individuals belief system. Many people believe in it and some don't. If you want to learn more about this belief system then please go onto Google. Type in: What is reincarnation? Answer I came to know reincarnation through my indepth studies to answer some deep questions for myself. At the end of this lifetime you will withraw your attention from the physical body and exist in subconscious mind or soul, going through an assimilation process in preparation for your next round of learning through another physical existence. You will, while in subconscious mind, choose where, when, and in what kind of situation you need for what you choose to learn. This includes choosing your parents. This process will continue until all 144,000 aspects or ways of thinking are understood. then you will have no further use for a physical body or the subconscious mind to recreate your desires or store the accumulated understandings. This is what Jesus accomplished, and so will you. The number of lifetimes it takes is subjective.

Answer 2:

I generally agree with the last response but will clarify the answer according to my own metaphysical perspective from many years of research and experience.

We all choose whether or not to come back into physicality. The more advanced souls take their time in the Spirit to reflect and prepare for their next incarnation and what they intend to accomplish in it. But the vast majority of souls do not spend much time in spiritual preparation and don't incarnate for the noble reasons of serving others and spiritually evolving.

There are no ideal circumstances with which to incarnate. We simply strive to find the best conditions that are available at any given time. Keeping in mind that there is a lot of competition to incarnate into well-to-do and educated families, as many spirits at any given time strive to have those advantages in their lives. In other words, it is not a perfect system by any means.

I have not found any evidence that 144,000 aspects or ways of thinking need to be understood in order to avoid incarnating. Again, it is always a choice to make whether to come into flesh or not.

What really dictates spiritual evolution is not ways of thinking but advanced ways of loving. It is in the ability to be selfless, to love genuinely and deeply, which really determines how far we can venture into the infinite and non-living higher power known as The Light after bodily death.

Although no one can grow into becoming endless, there are degrees of spiritual excellence that can be achieved, even to the point of becoming a Co-Creator in The Light. When that happens, whereby one can create one's own fully-grown body at will and thereby come back at will (it has yet to happen), then there is no need to ever incarnate again the old fashioned way, lose most or all of one's memory, go through another troubled childhood, etc.

Jesus (also referred to as Issa or Yuz Asaf ) was not a god or even a saint, just a prophet. He should not be thought of as the preeminent spiritual standard since Jesus the god and Jesus as he really was has been distorted through the centuries. Fairly recent discoveries have been made that point to Jesus having completely escaped the Romans and crucifixion, moved to India, lived as a revered and wealthy prophet and healer, and just before dying at the age of eighty proclaimed to be the Galilean messiah (sic). There is even a tomb of Jesus in India, the site of which is easy to find via a search on the Net.

Compassion is the litmus test for divinity.

When was the last time you saw a god come down and stop the pedophilia among those of the clergy in ANY facet of the three main world religions?

It never happened because there are no Ascended Masters in The Light, no divinity to speak of.

On a lighter note, a God Realized aristocracy is now finally in its formative stages and in the not-too-distant future you will have gods of heroism and compassion striving to manifest their own divine intervention.

Rest assured, Jesus/Issa/Yuz Asaf and the other prophets of old will not be among them.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, the answer to this question is presently unknown and unknowable. Most religions have promises of eternal bliss (Heaven) for the faithful and eternal damnation (Hell) for those who are not. Our faith tells us what these are like, and we have only to trust their promises. Conversely, atheists tend to believe that there is no afterlife at all - that our souls (as such) cease to exist upon our death. Still others believe in reincarnation and that after our life ends, we will simply begin a new life.

No one has been verified to have died, experienced any sort of afterlife, and then returned to relate their experiences.
Every religion had a different opinion on that. It is a pretty safe bet that if there is such a thing as life after death you will have to die to find out.

Answer 3

In people's imagination.

• Answer 2

The soul continues to exist and is treated in accordance with the person's actions while he or she was alive. This applies to all people, whatever their religion.
The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) doesn't dwell at length on the afterlife. However, that is not meant to diminish its importance. Rather, the Torah implies that we are to use the bulk of our energies in keeping God's ways in this world, with our feet firmly planted on Earth, while nonetheless not losing awareness of our beliefs.
The ancient sages stated the importance of being aware of the next world: "This world is a mere entrance-hall before the afterlife" (Mishna, Avot ch.4).
All outstanding accounts are settled after this life. Some cases illustrate this point, since this entire world wouldn't be enough to reward a Moses or punish a Hitler. And while we're alive, knowledge of the future world serves as one of the motivations to keeping God's will.
The Tanakh does not delve into detail of the rewards of the righteous because religions could compete with more and more poetic promises. Also because belief in the afterlife was shared by all ancient societies and needed little reiteration. Besides, it would be like describing the colors of a sunrise to someone who was blind from birth.
It is, however, referred to briefly in Torah verses such as Genesis 15:15, which states that "You (Abraham) will come to your fathers in peace and will be buried in good old age." Coming to his fathers does not mean simply to be buried with them, since Abraham was not buried with his ancestors. Such verses are stated many times.
The prophets are more explicit with such references (see Isaiah 26:19 and 66:24, Daniel 12:13, Zechariah 3:7, 1 Kings 8:30, 2 Kings ch.2, Ecclesiastes 12:7). The afterlife is spoken of at length in the Talmud. More than 20 pages of Talmud (Sanhedrin 90-110, Rosh Hashanah 16-18, and other passages) are given to this subject.

Answer 4

Belief in an afterlife is valuable for some, as it provides a sense of comfort to think that loved ones have not merely deceased. However, there is not even a scintilla of evidence that there really is an afterlife, so we can not say there really is an afterlife or attempt to describe it.

Answer 5

Tradition states that it will depend upon how you behaved in this world. One of the central beliefs of Judaism, as stated in the Talmud (Mishna, Sanhedrin 11:1) and codified by Maimonides (1135-1204), is that the soul continues to exist and is treated in accordance with the person's actions while he or she was alive. This applies to all people, whatever their religion.
The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) doesn't dwell at length on the afterlife; and nor does Judaism spend a lot of time speculating on its details. However, that is not meant to diminish from its importance. Rather, the Torah implies that we are to use the bulk of our energies in keeping God's ways in this world, with our feet firmly planted on Earth, while nonetheless not losing awareness of our beliefs.
Our ancient sages stated the importance of being aware of the next world: "This world is a mere entrance-hall before the afterlife" (Mishna, Avot ch.4).

All outstanding accounts are settled after this life. Some cases illustrate this point, since this entire world wouldn't be enough to reward a Moses or punish a Hitler. And while we're alive, knowledge of the future world serves as one of the motivations to keeping God's will.

The Tanakh does not delve into detail of the rewards of the righteous because religions could compete with more and more poetic promises. Also because belief in the afterlife was shared by all ancient societies and needed little reiteration. Besides, it would be like describing the colors of a sunrise to someone who was blind from birth.
It is, however, referred to briefly in Torah verses such as Genesis 15:15, which states that "You (Abraham) will come to your fathers in peace and will be buried in good old age." Coming to his fathers does not mean simply to be buried with them, since Abraham was not buried with his ancestors. Such verses are stated many times.
The prophets are more explicit with such references (see Isaiah 26:19 and 66:24, Daniel 12:13, Zechariah 3:7, 1 Kings 8:30, 2 Kings ch.2, Ecclesiastes 12:7). The afterlife is spoken of at length in the Talmud. More than 20 pages of Talmud (Sanhedrin 90-110, Rosh Hashanah 16-18, and other passages) are given to this subject.

See also:

God exists

The key beliefs of Judaism

How do you know there are a heaven and hell?

Answer 6

When we introspect on the meaning of afterlife, what are we taking about, whose afterlife are we referring to? The body is cremated, it turns to dust, it becomes one with the ground. Then who is born? As per belief when the Soul leaves the body, the one who was alive needs to redeem their Karma, the good and the bad. The Mind and Ego, the Me is reborn in a new body to settle past deeds or Karma. This is what afterlife is. Those who believe afterlife is about going to hell or heaven, must stop and introspect. This is a myth. Our rebirth depends on our Karma. However, if we realize we are not the body, nor the ME, Mind and Ego, we are liberated from rebirth and we unite with the Divine.

Answer 7

The body dies but the one who was alive in the body doesn't die, he leaves the body and moves on. What is reincarnation? To settle our past actions, we have to be born again in a new body. Therefore, when a child is born rich or poor, healthy or sick, it is not luck, it is reincarnation based on Karma. It's the simple Law of Cause and Effect, the Law of Action and Reaction. A law that states - as you sow, so shall you reap; if you plant mangoes you will get mangoes. Therefore, if you have planted some deeds and you die, how will you get the fruits? You will get the fruits through reincarnation. Reincarnation is an automatic system, a law created by God, the Law of Cycles that makes us die but death is not the end, it's a bend. We finish one chapter of life and we come back in a new chapter, a new role - such is the drama called life, until we finally realize we are not the body and mind, we are the Divine Soul. Then we are liberated from reincarnation.