The great mystery of life beyond death/ Hiralal Kaji

CHAPTER I: DEATH 1
Physical End — The Yama Duta — Forceful Extraction of
the Soul — Unnatural Death — Captivity — Ten Days'
Abnormal Stay — The Push — Record of Deeds.
CHAPTER II: THE LEAP IN THE DARK 7
Carriage — The Unknown Region — Fast Movement — Bad
Treatment — Solitary State ,— Fatigue — End of the Journey.
CHAPTER III: THE GREAT TRIAL 13
The Patala — The Court — Captives — Yama — Delays —
Protracted Trial — Detailed Investigation and Procedure at
the Coun — Analysis of Human Actions — No Defence —
The Ruling — Assignment of Planes — New Births Order —
Interval between Successive Births—Unison — Qualities Needed
for Progress — Special Treatment: Mediums and Instruments.
CHAPTER IV: THE SEVEN STAGES OR PLANES 31
Location — Presiding Deities.
First Plane : The Patala — Is it Hell ? — The Court— Elementals
— Activity of Spirits — Haunung.
Second Plane : The Bliu Loka — Spirits of Low Order — No
Activity — Freedom from Control.
Third Plane : The Tapa Loka — Spirits of Middle Class— Control —
Attendance at Trials — Collective Actioas — Toiidi with the World.
Fourth Plane ; The Chandra Loka — Contented Spirits—
Freedom to Move — Touch with Higher Powers — Yama's Visits.
Fifth Plane : The Surya Loka — Ambitious Spirits—
Administrative Work — Energiser — Presiding Deity.
Sdcfh Plane : The Swarga Loka — Happy Souls — Cold Spirits
— Loss of Touch with the World — Loss of Memory.
Seventh Plane : The Deva Loka — God-like Souls — No Touch
with Mediums — No Activity — Rest.
CHAPTER V: THE THEORY OF REBIRTH 59
Flindu Belief — Buddhist Doctrine of Karma — Rebirths and
Experience — Evolution — Reaping the Fruits of Past Life —
Different Types of Births — Number of Births Usually Required
for Molcsha — Missions of Life — Short Lives and their Missions
— Concept of Spirit-identities — Change of Sex.
CHAPTER VI: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SPIRIT 75
Environment — No Support Necessary — No Particular Duty—
No Physical Senses — No Need for Food or Shelter —^Attendance
at Trials — Assignment of Special Duties —^Attendance on
Gods — Petty Investigations — Visit to the World — Peep
into the Future — Daily Routine.
CHAPTER VII: THE BONDS WITH THE WORLD 89
Worldly Affections — Change of Sphere after Death — Influence
of Planes on Temperament of Spirits — Condition of Feelings
before Death — Mediums and Coldness of Spirits — Unfulfilled
Desires — Shraddha and the Progress of Spirits — Blood -relations
and Friends — Attraction at First Sight.
CHAPTER VIII: THE POWERS AND DISABILITIES OF
SPIRITS
Mental Powers: General—Elementals and Haunting — Evil
Consequences of Help from Elementals — Ordinary Spirits
Higher Spirits : Inspiration — Advice — Guesses about Future
—^Access to Divine Souls — Medium's Influence — Materialisation
— Details of Next Birth — Attendance on Mediums—^Vision—
Production of Sound — Memoiy — Knowledge of Past Birth—
Transmission of News — Boons — Spirits among Themselves
—Impersonation and Misleading.
CHAPTER IX: THE FINAL GOAL 115
Aim of Life in Worldly Sense — Idea of Karma — Reincarnation
— Ambition — Moksha — Merger, the Peculiar End — Longevity
of Life — God — Form — Residence — Powers — Darshan
— Relation to other Gods — The Creator Vs. Yama — Final
Influence over the World —Purpose of Creation.