Theos-Talk Archives (January 1999 Message tt00189)

>I agree with this observation, since I, too, have had a "near death"
>experience that included a complete past-life review.  (But not "past", in
the
>sense of previous "lives".).  However, such a review is not an "after
death"
>experience, but occurs in the state of transition between life and
death--when
>the person "realizes" that death is approaching.  Technically, this is in
the
>8 minutes that it takes the brain to die.  Therefore, the Book of the Dead
>would have no reference to his review, nor would any lamas, because it and
>they would only be concerned with the actual "after death" state of Kama
Loka
>(which starts only when the brain is totally discharged of energy and
finally
>biologically dead).
>

Leon, for once I agree with you.

Jerry S.