Chapter 22: The Death Experience
Video: Ch 22 (in entirety; words & audio)
Ancient Texts:
The Self Must Yield to The Universal Spirit.
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One Must Experience Death To Be Re-Born
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Birth And death Are But Cycles
Of One Continuous Life.
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If You Take All My Possessions,
My Body, My Mind, My Loved Ones,
Then, What Would I have Left?
My True Self, The One, The All.
And What Would You have?
Nothing.
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Nothing Can Harm Me
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I Live In My Center
Surrounded by My Life
I Die, I Live,
Through the Ages
Above All Strife.
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Feel, Do Not Fear
Be Wary, Do Not Fear
Fear Attracts What You Fear
Fear Invites Injury and Attack
Fear Avoids Right Action
Fear Lives in The Dark
Nothing Can Hurt The True Self
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Being the Wise Man, or the Fool,
Fighting Dragons, or Surrendering to Roaches,
Matters Not,
To the Fearless One Who has Faced Death
And Lives in the Service of God.
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Walk With Death By Your Side
Behold The Wonders
And New Life Will Be Yours.
One day Jon had the 1st of what would be many extraordinary meditations. He began to see a circular aura of dim light, with a dark hole in the center. It looked like a glowing purple "donut shaped" cloud surrounded by a dark void. After experiencing this, Jon went to Zain to ask him about it.
ZAIN: ...you are seeing your upper chakra, and one of the passageways out of your body. Everyone perceives this a little differently, and some never see it at all.
One can attain glimpses of Universal Consciousness in several ways, including meditation. But these are temporary visions of what you can achieve. They are good to have, because it gives you a "taste" of the wonders that await you, and can thus motivate you on your path. But you cannot attain permanent Universal Consciousness, without 1st having a conscious death experience. You cannot be fully Unselfishly Loving, if you have not had a death experience. Oddly enough, you cannot really live until you've died.
Before going on, Jon wants to make it clear that this chapter is not referring to real, physical death but the essence or experience of it... A spiritual death experience brought on by meditation, and spiritual techniques, is even more profound, and accomplished without having to physically get near death to experience it. A DEATH EXPERIENCE MAY OR MAY NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY PHYSICAL DEATH, AS IN A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE.
ZAIN: Once one consciously experiences death, it totally changes their life forevermore... the selfish separate self "dies"; only a temporary experience; only the self's SEPARATE CONSCIOUSNESS experiences this death... it dies long enough for you to fully experience Oneness with the Universal Spirit, and attain Universal Consciousness. When you come out the other side of the death experience, the separate self is re-set, re-placed, re-born, but UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE UNIVERSAL SPIRIT - in the service of the Universal Will.
[TO JON] if you really want to accelerate it... When you see that hole in the center of the light. Move towards it, move into it. Eventually, you will enter a void, and then see another light, a greater light than you can imagine. Move towards that. Go into it. Then we will talk more.
It was passive control, not active, that this thing responded to... but one day Jon did it, he entered the hole. All of a sudden he was thrust beyond his control, through it, and into nothingness. He felt like he was nothing. He panicked, and was swept back into his body, with a jolt. He now realized he was afraid. He had, once again, learned a lesson in humility & respect.
Don't Fear the Reaper
THE FEAR OF DEATH IS CREATED & FOSTERED BY THE SEPARATE SELF, as a means of keeping its control & its selfish, separate "life".
ZAIN: One of the things about the conscious death experience that permanently changes us, is when we real-ize that our TRUE CONSCIOUSNESS, what we really are, DOESN'T END WITH DEATH. When we thusly experience that our true consciousness not only remains, but also has eternal life, we lose the terrible fear of death from that moment on. During the death experience, our true self also bathes in the light and Oneness of the Universal Spirit... And if you have positively changed your life, & become Unselfishly Loving, the plane of light & love that awaits, is beautiful beyond description, beyond words.
It is hard for one who has not experienced death, to imagine how much of a hold fear, fear of death, has on us - and how much it affects the way we live our lives... Once free from fear, life is lived with great feeling, great zest, great lightness, and great freedom. When you are free from fear, actions are no longer controlled by what we are afraid of, they are controlled by the real you, and based on what is right.
Fear can & does have a purpose, but only in its proper place... It should become a warning mechanism only.
When you really "get" that you are going to die, it changes you - this gives you a feeling of cherishing every moment, every flower, every person... It permanently changes you. You no longer take anyone or anything for granted. Each moment is new & full, and you walk with death at your side...constantly reminding you to live life to the fullest, appreciate it to the fullest, & live the righteous life of a servant to the Universal Spirit.
The Creation of the Death Experience
Generally, the conscious death experience is the end result of long efforts at spiritual growth...All put pressure on the separate selfish self, and "corners it". The pain of that, along with losing attachments, of seeing the darkness in the world, all build up & at some point you just can't take it any more. This has been called the Dark Night of the Soul. This is the point when one will either flip "out" or flip "in", according to their free will choice.
Ancient History
ZAIN: Long ago, it was more ritualized. In the old days, a student that was close to having the death experience, was given a push... For instance, during the days of our time in Atlantis this was done, and during our work in Egypt, the Great Pyramid was used for such Initiation. The student would be given an elixir that stimulated the imagination. Then, they would begin to be treated as if they had actually died. They were placed in a sarcophagus, a death ceremony was performed, the rites of death were gone through, and the sarcophagus was taken to what is now called the King's Chamber in the Pyramid. There, the combination of the student's training, the elixir, the death rituals, the energy of the pyramid, and the hierarchical guides that would come, would all combine & precipitate the death experience. The student would transcend the dweller, and be met by the hierarchical guides, who would share their journey of initiation into Universal Consciousness. The next day, the student that walked in was no more, and an Initiate walked out.
The hierarchical guides still come when it is your time. But it is just left to the flow to determine the means, and time.
JUST LET GO & TRANSCEND YOUR FEAR.
The Dweller on the Threshold
The Dweller on the Threshold is nothing but your own separate self. It is a terrible selfish monster. Only by feeling Unselfish Love, even when confronted by this monster, will you be able to pass.
Beyond the Threshold
Once you pass your dweller, you will enter a void. Somewhere in that void, you will find a light. Always look toward the center of the light, and use your will to move towards it, and into it. When you move into the light, when you are engulfed in the light, you will be free, be One with the Universal Spirit. At this point, you will be given a choice to stay on the Earth plane & help others, or to go on & remain in paradise. The choice is yours.
Jon never did voluntarily go through his death experience in meditation. Instead he became very ill & experienced 3 death experiences, both physical & spiritual. During the final one, he met his guides, and was given a tour of all things. All things on Earth, in life, & the Universe. He had 5 days of visions of the future, then he began his journey as an Initiated monk, and each moment of his life since then has been a miracle.
Things to Do Today (Before I Physically Die)
There is a special "death awareness" technique you can develop that can have a profoundly beneficial effect on your life - even before you have a death experience. Everyone should CONSTANTLY be reminding themselves that they could physically die AT ANY TIME. Remember, you are in fact GOING TO DIE SOMEDAY. And in thinking about it, think about how you are LEAVING things, and how you are using your life RIGHT NOW.
1. If you were going to die in 5 minutes, is the way you have left things with the people in your life, how you want to leave them?
2. Are the last things you said, what you want to have left said?
3. Have you left anything UNsaid that you would have wanted to say before you're gone for good?
4. With the perspective of knowing that you are going to die at any minute, how important to you is that issue of ________ that really IRRITATED you.
5. Is the terrible argument you had about ________ really important?
6. Have you done what you wanted to, or needed to do, with your life?
7. What is the legacy you are leaving? Are your last actions the actions you would want to be your last?
Walking With Death by Your Side
Live your life consciously aware that death is always by your side. It really helps keep things in perspective, and changes the way you live. Awareness of death, begets real life.
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