What Becomes of the Soul After Death

by Swami Sivananda

What becomes of the Soul after death? Is an eternal quest of man since time immemorial? Soul is immortal. Life on earth is a halting place on the way to the achievement of the goal of life, God realization. Death is not the end of life but is a process of changing the instrument of experience. Birth is inevitably followed by death and death by rebirth. Life is a long chain, of which, recurring births, plenary lives and deaths are the links.

Science about departed souls and their planes of living is a subject of absorbing interest. The other side of the death is scientifically examined and carefully described in this book. It also gives an insight into different beliefs of various races and religions.

The significance of different practices and customs in connection with the dead along with the beneficial effects of such oblations is explained in detail. Presentation of some of the rebirth cases along with a question and answer section makes an interesting reading. A careful study of the book will remove the veil of ignorance and the knowledge will make one free from horrors of death.

Paraloka-Vidya or the science about the departed souls and their planes of living is a subject of absorbing interest. It is a mysterious science which contains many secrets or hidden wonders.

About the Author:

Sri Swami Sivananda, born on the 8th September, 1887, in the illustrious family of Sage Appayya Dikshita and several other renowned saints and savants, Sri swami Sivananda had a natural flair for a life devoted to the study and practice of Vedanta.

He was an inborn eagerness to serve all and an innate feeling of unity with all mankind. He is the author of over 300 volumes and has disciples all over the world, belonging to all nationalities, religions and creeds. To read his works is to drink at the Fountain of Wisdom Supreme. On 14th July, 163 he entered Mahasamadhi.