The document discusses Hindu beliefs about death and the soul's journey beyond the physical body. It states that the soul is eternal while the body and world are temporary. When a person dies, their soul separates from the body and is united with universal consciousness or God. The document explains two common types of Hindu funeral rituals - a 3-day ritual following the Arya Samaji tradition, and a 13-day ritual based on the Garuda Purana text. It notes that from an electromagnetic perspective, it takes 3 days for the aura or energy field to fully leave the deceased body.

1. The Journey Beyond- Shastriji Tiwari
(As per Hindu Beliefs)
(An English Summary)
OnlyGod isours.The soul iseternal.Everythingelse istemporaryincludinglife inthe body.The world
as we see itis an illusion.We deludeourselvesintobelievingeverythingisours.Peopleneedtomake
mindful choicesinthe actionsthattheytake intheirlife.Thisdeterminesthe course of one’snextlife or
the abilitytobe free fromrebirth.We spendmuchof our life inneedlesspursuits.Thinkingof God
alwayshelpsustranscendintothatultimate enlightenedstate.
We have come fromthe five elementsandinthe end, we will disappearintothemtoo.If we have
come intothe world,we will exitittoo. Five thingsholdusbackfrom identifyingwithuniversalenergy
inits totality.
Theyare:kaam/lust,krodh/anger,moh/attachment,mad/ egoandlobh/greed. Whenwe overcome
these barriers,we merge withuniversal consciousnessmore fully.Bodiesare like the clothesthe soul
wearsas it movesfrombodyto body.Nothingcan destroythe soul.May we pray forthe person’s soul
to be in peace.The soul can be seenakinto the inside of aterracotta pot.God is akinto the space
outside. Whenthe “pot”breaks,the soul and godare united.Sothe ideaisthe bodyis whatstands
betweenthe soul andgod.Sonowtherefore theyare united.
From Body to Soul
Thoughthere maybe slightvariationsinthe Hindufuneralprocess,there are twomajortypesof
customsone may findpeople following.Theyare the 3-dayritualsor the AryaSamaji way or the 13 day
one whichcomesfromthe Garuda Purana. Swami Shivkrupanand(SamarpanMeditation) explainsthe
three-dayritual inthe Aryasamaji wayvsthe 13 day one withthe following. It’sbecause ittakes3days
for the bodyto journeyintosoul mode.Fromanelectromagneticpointof view,itis onthe 3rd
day that
the aura completelyleavesthe body.The lightone perceivesinanaura isno longervisible tothose who
can see the coloursinthe aura withtheirnakedeye.