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=**__Introduction:__ ** =  The after life is the idea that the consciousness or mind of beings continues after physical death occurs. Many religions have different opinions on the afterlife and reincarnation, and past life. Deceased people are usually believed to go to a specific realm or plane of existence after death, typically believed to be determined by a god, based on their actions during life. Reincarnation refers to an afterlife in which only the "essence" of the being is preserved, and the "afterlife" is another life on Earth or possibly within the same universe. Many people wonder what is going to happen after death. Buddha Buddhist Faith, 560 B.C. Holy Scripture: Tipitaka Quotes from: "The Tibetan Book of the Dead."



**//Christianity://** Christianity: Christ Christian faith. 1 A.D. Holy Scripture: New Testament Specifically states: "Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life." In the following quote above from "New testament" states that who ever believes in Christ and believes all of which he says, those of eternal life will not pay for the consequences because those of whom believe in Christ. They will come back from the dead, being resurrected. We all know that different religions believe in different things and they all have their different opinions on life and how life works due to the afterlife and being resurrected.

"If you are a [born-again] Christian, you will go to heaven; If you're following another religion, then by default you will go to Hell. "

Everyone after death will either enter Heaven, or suffer in Hell. It depends on many outcomes: whether or not one found god through Jesus Christ, one’s deeds, beliefs and unforgiven sins at the time of death.
 * Heavens and Hells **

Doing good deeds does not guarantee entrance into Heaven. A bad sin is disbelieve in Christ, or believing lies in the nature of Christ. Even in Heaven people will not be treated equally. A bad man who found salvation prior to death will get less rewards. Hell as a place of eternal suffering without any chance of relief.
 * Reincarnation **

=//**Hindu:**// =  Krishna: Hindu Faith, 2000 B.C. Holy Scripture: Bhagavad-Gita "The transmigration of life, takes place in one’s own mind. Let one therefore keep the mind pure, for what a man thinks that he becomes: this is a mystery of Eternity. The Spirit, without moving, is swifter than the mind; the senses cannot reach him: He is ever beyond them. ... ... the Spirit though one, takes new forms in all things that live. He is within all, and is also outside. The Spirit that is in all beings is immortal in them all: for the death of what cannot die, cease thou to sorrow. At the moment of death the sum of all the experiences of life on earth comes to the surface of the mind-for in the mind are stored all the impressions of past deeds and the dying man then becomes absorbed in these experiences."

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 In the following quote above from " Bhagavad-Gita" states that who ever dies their soul will continue to go on in a different body of the next life they believe that in their mind. But for man their mind is pure and it is a mystery for life for them. But, their spirit is quicker then the mind. Man is way beyond his senses. The spirit takes on a different form in anything that is alive/living. The spirit is immortal for all: death cause them sorrow in the end. They believed that man will die in all past experiences and memories of the past and man will be taken into the experiences and memories. For Hindu man they believe that man will be absorbed in all past memories and experiences. For women they believe that the soul will continue to go on in a different body after the original body has past away.

"All human beings go through a previous life… Who knows how many fleshly forms the heir of heaven occupies before he can be brought to understand the value of that silence and solitude whose starry plains are but the vestibule of spiritual worlds?" (Honore Balzac (//Seraphita//))

 **Heaven and Hell** There are many heavens and hells. The Heaven is ruled by Indra. The world is inhabited by many great and noble souls. Hindu's claim that it is a pleasant world with no pain just becoming immortal. The Hell is rules by Lord Yama, who decides the activities and the punishments. After leaving the body the soul can travel along the path of light or along the path of the darkness. However, the people who accumulate very bad karma, these paths go down wind. They go down into hells and suffer there for long till they are forgiven and purified. Staying in heaven and hell is not permanent. The souls return to earth towards final imprisonment.

**Reincarnation** Hinduism followers believe in the Samsara (pass to a different body). Souls pass from one body to another. The new birth meaning the soul will travel to the body of the new birth and it determines all the actions from the past life basically Karma. If the person leads a life of good deeds, the soul will achieve release from this entire cycle of lives to be united with the Universal Soul (Supreme Being). Otherwise, the soul will be forever involved in passing from one body to another.

=**//Buddhism://** =  Buddha Buddhist Faith, 560 B.C. Holy Scripture: Tipitaka Quotes from: "The Tibetan Book of the Dead" "First of all there will appear to you, swifter than lightning, the luminous splendor of the colorless light of Emptiness, and that will surround you on all sides. ...Try to submerge yourself in that light, giving up all belief in a separate self, all attachment to your illusory ego." The light will come faster anything you can think of, it will be a light of emptiness it will surround you from everywhere. They believe that they will be in a eternal light so bright it won't hurt to look at the light. They believe that the light will help you relax and let go of all beliefs. Will then start to believe that, or experience how much self-esteem, self-respect, and confidence the person is worth.

"You are now before Yama, King of the Dead. In vain will you try to...deny or conceal the evil deeds you have done. ... the mirror in which Yama seems to read your past is your own memory, and also his judgment is your own. It is you yourself who pronounce your own judgment."

**Heavens and Hells** Hell is a dark world filled, with evil doers and their relentless cries of pain and agony, undergoing different kinds of torture and punishment as a consequence of their bad deeds in their past live. The heaven is inhabited by sages and many great and noble souls who performed good deeds upon earth.


 * Reincarnation**


<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Similarly to Hinduism Buddhism has the doctrines of reincarnation, karma, the cycle of death and rebirth, and a possibility of escaping from this cycle through religion and nirvana (freeing oneself from desire and the effects of Karma).

**Final Thoughts:** My opinion on how I view the past life and reincarnation is speaking of a different mind. The view above are all from different religions and states that religions have many people form the religion view it as heaven and hell, or moving from body to body by soul. Different opinions from many people view the way everything is about the past life. I view reincarnation as if you die your soul moves on to next body and therefore continues on to the future.

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