It must be wonderful to have your own personal experience, and I think from what I have seen so far, this must particularly happen in very difficult times of your life, to increase your strength and faith, as a mercy and blessing from God. However some people I have read about have experienced frightening things, so I think it does depend upon your personality perhaps. We need to have a balance between fear and hope about the afterlife, as I believe there is true accountability to God after our soul leaves our body for the last time. We need to find out as much as what really happens when we die, as it is so important to how we live our everyday lives. I don't think we can just hope for and wait for a personal experience such as yours, and even if we do receive such a blessing, it should spur us on to learn more, by reading and questioning those with knowledge.

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Indeed there is a HUGE difference between thinking about the after-life and actually experiencing it when still in this incarnation..once you have "experience" it's direct knowledge and that is very personal to each one of us altho we share the "collective" experience. It's the only way to truly transcend fear...of life or death!

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Mike,
Well said,
But at the same time, can you deny the existence of air? We can't see it, but we know it is their because our scientists say that it is and that we won't be able to survive without it. It is kind of the same thing with our spirit. It is there, but we can't see it. It is a carbon copy of our body. In fact you could say that we are not a body with a spirit, WE ARE A SPIRIT WITH A BODY. That spirit is eternal and continues on during our physical death. I invite you to read an article I wrote called "Spirits among us" on my website.

http://www.freewebs.com/rkury08/spiritsandrelatedtopics.htm

Thank you for your response and many blessings,
Rayed

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HI Rayed--
I would simply say that I do not feel the need to substantiate or find proof for something that does not interest me. I am open to the possibility and if I have such an experience I will open my mind to it. But, for the time being I do not need to seek any such thing out as I am perfectly comfortable with the view I hold.

Everyone has some investment in their own world view as they give it meaning or it helps give them meaning.

But, saying I should seek it out/find proof when I believe otherwise would be similar to telling an athiest to do some searching for god or a theist to look into atheism because there a lot of books on both. I have already done my seeking and come to the conclusion I currently feel is true for me, just as you have done. I do not feel anything lacking, nor do you, I imagine. But thanks for sharing your view. Mike

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Mike A.,
While I can understand your of point of view, I can't help but wonder how in this day and age, with all of the books written and all of the TV reality shows out there that you can't even have a little idea that there is life after death. In my opinion, my curiosity would not allow me to just except it without getting some kind of proof for myself. So before you make up your mind, just consider looking into getting involved with some kind of group or club that deals with paranormal subjects and activities.
Regards,
Rayed

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I have heard of many such experiences but have not had any myself. I believe that you and others have had such experiences and I do not know what to make of them. I am open to the possibilities, but surely would not be convinced unless I experienced something myself. Until then, my belief is that when you die, that is it. That makes life all the more precious and bittersweet.

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I have now got quite a few books that collect people's true, personal experiences such as yours, both from the last few decades and from the 1800s, from all over the world, and many different backgrounds. It is very interesting to read about, and I think collectively, especially, this is strong evidence for the existence of the soul, and the afterlife. I agree, the communicator from the afterlife has to be checked, as I believe there are other spirits who can immitate human spirits, due to their intimate knowledge of us. I do believe, though, that it is possible for the souls of humans (dead or alive)to meet, especially in dreams, but each case also has to be checked for truthfulness. If you have had such an experience it should arouse your curiosity to find out more evidence, and more clear knowledge about what happens after death. All experiences are lessons for us, and happen for good reasons- planned by God to guide us, I believe. best wishes from Luzita

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To me, the only kind of evidence is actual communication from the other side by loved ones that have passed on. Also, once the communication is made there must be a sort of test to the messenger to prove that he or she is actually the one speaking. Then there needs to be some sort of evidential evidence in which the messenger would give some sort of location of an item or place that only the receiver can know. I myself have experienced such evidence and am personally convinced that we do go on after we die.
Regards,
Rayed

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I'm afraid I don't really understand what Tom is talking about- it sounds very mysterious! To know the truth about the reality of the life after death, I think requires sincere striving and investigation using heart and mind,- reading is crucial, and the evidence is there if you look, but you have to be critical and questioning, until you are sure. What evidence have you found so far? I have some strong proof to show you.

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BINGO! Tom....cat

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