On Thu, 17 Apr 1997, Srinivas Prasad wrote:
> Dear friends ,
>
> 1. What happens to the soul when one leaves the material Body (Death).
>
> 2. Assuming that he/she is going to come back again to this living
> planet, how long it takes in Years to be back in action?????.
>
> 3. In between this state since there is no material body like Brain,
> heart etc.. will the soul remembers it's existance on earth.
> Is it possible for this soul to remember it's good and bad actions
> done. Is it poosible for the soul to repent at that moment about
> the bad deeds??????
>
> thanx in advance
>
Shri Ramana Maharshhi's answer to the devotees (in the last days before He
discarded his physical body) is apt in this context.
When the devotees expressed anguish at Shri Ramana's impending leaving
them, He answered "Where can I go ? I will always be here" [paraphrased].
That is the Atman that is speaking.
On the other hand, journey of the soul (after leaving the body) is as
irrelevant as which supermarket to go to buy milk. I am surprised, in this
regard, how so many sages spent so much time discussing the journey of the
soul [mentioned in Brahma Sutras, Shri Shankara's writings for e.g.].
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Regards
Gummuluru Murthy
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