Death and Dying

BY IMRE VALLYON. EXCERPT FROM HEAVENS AND HELLS OF THE MIND

When the "will to live" vanishes, then the "sons of necessity" [physical bodies] cease from objective manifestation. —Dwal Khul Decay is inherent in all compounded things; therefore, work out your Salvation with diligence. — The Lord Buddha I am standing on the sea shore. A ship is starting for the ocean. I watch her go until she fades from the horizon. Someone says, "She is gone." Gone where? The loss of sight is in me, not in the ship. At the moment someone says, "She is gone," others are watching her coming. Other voices say, "Here she comes!" Such is death. — Anonymous Death is a beautiful experience. It is birth that is painful. There is no pain or suffering in the process of death. In fact, no matter how much you were suffering before death, at the moment of death you are released from suffering and anguish. Death is a change, a transition, not an end or termination. It is like going out of one room, through a door into another room. This "going through the door" is death. If you are an ordinary person dying a natural death, you may experience any of the following sensations: ~ Going through a door, a passageway, a tunnel, a vacuum, a hole, or a funnel. ~ Falling into a cave, a pit, or a well. ~ Rushing through or falling headlong at an incredible speed, from darkness into Light. This is almost like a time-warp or going through a black hole. ~ Going rapidly down a path in darkness, at the end of which you see a point of light which increases to a brilliance as you emerge. If you are dying a natural death, you may also hear sounds. The tunnel experience is visionary (from darkness to Light), while this death experience is auditory (from sounds to Silence). You will hear any number of sounds: loud popping in your head, ringing in your ears, roaring, drums, banging noises, the opening and shutting of doors, whistles, shouts, cymbals, bells, flutes, harps, the "swirling of many waters," tides, musical instruments, thunder, and so on. Colours may also be seen. All of this you can experience also in astral projection and yogic meditation. Many people do not experience the above sensations. Rather, they have a moment of "unconsciousness" and then suddenly find themselves outside of their body, looking down upon it. The situation is altogether different for a Yogi, a Mystic, or an Occultist—someone who is attuned to Higher Consciousness, Mystical Experience, or Cosmic Consciousness. These people do not die this way.

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