TY - BOOK AU - Kaji, Hiralal TI - The great mystery of life beyond death SN - 9788178221380 U1 - 130 PY - 2003/// CY - Delhi PB - New Age Books KW - Future life -- Miscellanea. KW - Spirit writings. KW - Future life N1 - CHAPTER I: DEATH 1 Physical End — The Yama Duta — Forceful Extraction of the Soul — Unnatural Death — Captivity — Ten Days' Abnormal Stay — The Push — Record of Deeds. CHAPTER II: THE LEAP IN THE DARK 7 Carriage — The Unknown Region — Fast Movement — Bad Treatment — Solitary State ,— Fatigue — End of the Journey. CHAPTER III: THE GREAT TRIAL 13 The Patala — The Court — Captives — Yama — Delays — Protracted Trial — Detailed Investigation and Procedure at the Coun — Analysis of Human Actions — No Defence — The Ruling — Assignment of Planes — New Births Order — Interval between Successive Births—Unison — Qualities Needed for Progress — Special Treatment: Mediums and Instruments. CHAPTER IV: THE SEVEN STAGES OR PLANES 31 Location — Presiding Deities. First Plane : The Patala — Is it Hell ? — The Court— Elementals — Activity of Spirits — Haunung. Second Plane : The Bliu Loka — Spirits of Low Order — No Activity — Freedom from Control. Third Plane : The Tapa Loka — Spirits of Middle Class— Control — Attendance at Trials — Collective Actioas — Toiidi with the World. Fourth Plane ; The Chandra Loka — Contented Spirits— Freedom to Move — Touch with Higher Powers — Yama's Visits. Fifth Plane : The Surya Loka — Ambitious Spirits— Administrative Work — Energiser — Presiding Deity. Sdcfh Plane : The Swarga Loka — Happy Souls — Cold Spirits — Loss of Touch with the World — Loss of Memory. Seventh Plane : The Deva Loka — God-like Souls — No Touch with Mediums — No Activity — Rest. CHAPTER V: THE THEORY OF REBIRTH 59 Flindu Belief — Buddhist Doctrine of Karma — Rebirths and Experience — Evolution — Reaping the Fruits of Past Life — Different Types of Births — Number of Births Usually Required for Molcsha — Missions of Life — Short Lives and their Missions — Concept of Spirit-identities — Change of Sex. CHAPTER VI: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SPIRIT 75 Environment — No Support Necessary — No Particular Duty— No Physical Senses — No Need for Food or Shelter —^Attendance at Trials — Assignment of Special Duties —^Attendance on Gods — Petty Investigations — Visit to the World — Peep into the Future — Daily Routine. CHAPTER VII: THE BONDS WITH THE WORLD 89 Worldly Affections — Change of Sphere after Death — Influence of Planes on Temperament of Spirits — Condition of Feelings before Death — Mediums and Coldness of Spirits — Unfulfilled Desires — Shraddha and the Progress of Spirits — Blood -relations and Friends — Attraction at First Sight. CHAPTER VIII: THE POWERS AND DISABILITIES OF SPIRITS Mental Powers: General—Elementals and Haunting — Evil Consequences of Help from Elementals — Ordinary Spirits Higher Spirits : Inspiration — Advice — Guesses about Future —^Access to Divine Souls — Medium's Influence — Materialisation — Details of Next Birth — Attendance on Mediums—^Vision— Production of Sound — Memoiy — Knowledge of Past Birth— Transmission of News — Boons — Spirits among Themselves —Impersonation and Misleading. CHAPTER IX: THE FINAL GOAL 115 Aim of Life in Worldly Sense — Idea of Karma — Reincarnation — Ambition — Moksha — Merger, the Peculiar End — Longevity of Life — God — Form — Residence — Powers — Darshan — Relation to other Gods — The Creator Vs. Yama — Final Influence over the World —Purpose of Creation ER -