Common Questions About The Afterlife

[Tobi]

Originally Posted by ask21771

Look just tell me straight up to those who kill themselves for reasons other then fear or despair or stuff like that do they go to a better place then those who do

Sparrow's answer will be a lot better than mine. But please don't be harsh on him, as he is not here as often as some of us.
But my feeling about this is that someone who chooses to quit living while their physical body/plus personality is still viable and they could use them as vehicles to learn things on this Earth (which is the reason they came here)....is in a very different position than someone who is terminally-ill for example, and decides to take the final days or weeks of terrible suffering away. -Or even for unselfish reasons -to release loved ones from constant vigil and worry....
Both deeds will have meanings. Beyond what I can imagine or project. Meanings to the Spirit of that person.

[ask21771]

Originally Posted by Dar

Then ask yourself. What does your knowing tell you ?
Mine tells me that there is indeed a huge difference between someone desperate and miserable (which is usually, but not always entitrely, a situation of their own making) who wants to escape, and someone who is "exercising their right to move on". I already posted about my individual experience , and my feeling is that at some point, I might determine that it's time to move on, and if it feels right , I'll do just that . There won't be punishment, or suffering because of that choice. It will be a choice made in awareness of Spirit and a continuation of connection with Spirit . That me (Spirit) already exists outside of time; before , during , and after my physical life and death . I see it as the next phase of expansion , however it comes to pass.

Now, what does your Spirit tell YOU about it?

I am someone who believes that an afterlife is more likely then not and who believes those who die should sooner or later have their wants and needs fulfilled and those who commit suicide should not have a harder time then those who die under other circumstances save for those who spent their lives causing nothing but pain. To those around them and even those people should be forgiven

[Swami Chihuahuananda]

Originally Posted by ask21771

I am someone who believes that an afterlife is more likely then not and who believes those who die should sooner or later have their wants and needs fulfilled and those who commit suicide should not have a harder time then those who die under other circumstances save for those who spent their lives causing nothing but pain. To those around them and even those people should be forgiven

Well, there you go. Sooner or later the desires to move to higher vibrations will win over any residual nagativity from life, but what I also gathered from Sparrow's previous posts is that if one carries negativity over into afterlife it remains there to be resolved, and that suicide in a desperate state will (or can) cause a more than normal amount of residual negativity that the soul still has to work out, which would (probably?) have been easier to do while still living , with the operative situations still at hand in a readily (possibly more straightforwardly?) state) .

Or something like that ...

PS : I'm also interested in this question, so I would love to hear elaborations from the winged one, should he be so inclined , and find time from his busy not-a-schedule in the other dimensions

PSS : do be nice to Sparrow; few have given of themselves as he has .
a more generous Spirit you might never encounter in this life.

Originally Posted by ask21771

I am someone who believes that an afterlife is more likely then not and who believes those who die should sooner or later have their wants and needs fulfilled and those who commit suicide should not have a harder time then those who die under other circumstances save for those who spent their lives causing nothing but pain. To those around them and even those people should be forgiven

There is no "harder time" doled out by God to anyone. God is the final arbiter and that Awareness does not have moral judgments. You operate in a motion machine with ultimate creation and understanding. Be free, go where you want, create what you want, exist as you want. You do not run the show, you run YOUR show. The love you take is equal to the love you make. (Lennon/McCartney)

[Swami Chihuahuananda]

Originally Posted by KevinO

You do not run the show, you run YOUR show.

I like that; short and sweet.

"The Universe rearranges itself to accomodate your pictures of reality"

You didn't make the Universe or program it to work that way ,
but you are it , working that way .

"To us, this automatically implies a co-creative relationship. This means that everyone is simultaneously rearranging themselves to accomodate everyone else's pictures of reality. In other words, it means that from your
perception , we somehow symbolize and act out some part of your picture of reality, and vice versa. That means that from every individual's unique perception, everyone else around them is simply the Universe rearranging itself. So we always get to play both parts equally; the servant and the served"

Sparrow says to believe in your 'heart wisdom'. I think that is apropos to your question, ask.

I can't believe you demanded to be answered, ask. That is not a good way of communicating.

I feel lucky to be reading any of his words..and even more so, being answered.... at any point.

So please, cool your jets.

[Adrienne]

I am also very thankful to Sparrow for the time, effort and energy he takes when answering such a variety of questions .... and for such in- depth replies and sharing of wisdom and guidance !

with love & blessings Sparrow
Adrienne xx

[a1candidate]

Dear Spirit Guide Sparrow,

Originally Posted by Spirit Guide Sparrow

I greet you once more as you return from the proverbial fence of observation to paint your thoughts to this canvas.

I reciprocate your salutations with lots of love and light as I return once again from the fence of observation

Originally Posted by Spirit Guide Sparrow

In fact you are not. Your human brain is the cause of this belief, for it is your human brain and ego which creates the values of reasoning which determines your concept of good and bad, or not good enough. You cannot be naturally bad at experiencing non-physical phenomenon because you are a non-physical phenomena in nature yourself.

I guess "naturally bad" is not a very accurate term to use. Let's just say that I'm an inexperienced beginner when it comes to moving my thoughts to a higher state of understanding.

Originally Posted by Spirit Guide Sparrow

What you must do then is to move your thoughts themselves to a different horizon of attitude and understanding about your true non-physical nature and the ways you are open to experience that.

How? I think I am generally open to experiencing supernatural phenomena, particularly by meditating frequently. However, it can be somewhat discouraging when nothing happens despite my most honest attempts to explore my non-physical nature.

Originally Posted by Spirit Guide Sparrow

This means your journey to an experience of Prime Creator is the journey you take to be one with your own spirit.

What happens when this journey is completed?

Originally Posted by Spirit Guide Sparrow

Prime Creator speaks to you, through you, at all times, in all spaces, through your own spirit.

Despite my best efforts, I hear nothing.

I have tried meditating at night. I have tried meditating in the morning. I have tried meditating in the afternoon. I have tried putting on ear plugs to prevent any possible distractions. Even in total silence, after having cleared out my thoughts, all I hear is nothing except total silence.

This does not mean that I reject the notion of my non-physical nature, for despite not having seen or experienced anything, I am still waiting patiently on the proverbial fence of observation.

Originally Posted by Spirit Guide Sparrow

There is never a time nor ever a place when Prime Creator is not speaking to you; you have but to listen. In order to listen you must identify and remove all the barriers you have created within and around you which separate your perception of your own spirit. Prime Creator is neither a he nor a she; it is you, we, and us.

If I had doubts about Prime Creator's existence, I would not have tried to communicate with me, us, and you. What other barriers might there possibly be?

Originally Posted by Spirit Guide Sparrow

The flaw here is assuming they are going to do and experience what they are ‘supposed to’. The flaw here is assuming the one crossing over is going to be perceiving things from a specific place and vantage point in physical space. It must be understood that once the physical body has been shed there are no physical eyes through which to see, and sight therefore becomes a state of individual awareness of what their own consciousness reveals to them. What they experience in this state is relative to what they are thinking about in this state at the time, for their thoughts transport them to whatever they are thinking about and that becomes their primary focus. After you have just left your physical body and discovered you have died the last thing your thoughts will be focusing on are a display of mundane images left upon shelving. Many are drawn immediately to their own physical form below and the activities of personal association, of intention and of emotion.

I agree. Without knowing exactly how the spiritual world functions, it is difficult to investigate it properly. Without experiencing the spiritual dimensions firsthand, a scientist is left with no other choice but to rely on the experiences of his physical body when devising a suitable methodology for the investigation of supernatural phenomena.

You may be able to access higher sources of information whenever you want, but I can't do that at the moment. Neither can Dr. Sam Parnia and the rest of the scientific community.

Originally Posted by Spirit Guide Sparrow

Planet Earth exists close within the proximity of a bustling crossroad of interstellar commerce and the planet itself is rich in elemental and genetic resources. These resources can be detected from a long distance away in space.

What type of elemental and genetic resources do they want? Does commercial trading occur in outer space?

Originally Posted by Spirit Guide Sparrow

It is also known that the fate of planet Earth will ultimately have a profound effect on the rest of the cosmos and other intelligent civilisations. So many other species then have a vested interest in processes taking place upon the Earth.

How can the fate of planet Earth profoundly affect the fate of other cosmos and civilisations? I think these elemental and genetic resources might also be present in other planets as well.

Originally Posted by Spirit Guide Sparrow

Deprived, mutated and diseased societies who feed on the suffering of vulnerable life forms as a form of pleasure and pastime. Who derive satisfaction from prolonged torture, live experimentation and forced mutation for entertainment. There are those who cannot comprehend what love, compassion or remorse is because of the inequality of life they have themselves endured.

Many of these awful activities have also been done by human beings throughout the course of human history, unfortunately. I am disgusted by that, but I really am not surprised to learn that others are doing it as well. I hope there's a compassionate being out there who is powerful enough to put an end to these activities once and for all.

Originally Posted by Spirit Guide Sparrow

How does the control of cattle and horses benefit human beings? How does the domestication of dog, of cat and rabbit benefit human beings? Is the interference of genetic engineering of crops and cattle done to benefit the crops and the cattle themselves?, or the self-serving motive of the human architect?

The control of cattle has increased our food supply while the control of horses has allowed us to travel greater distances. But how did the genetic control of human beings contribute to the self-serving motives of other species?

Originally Posted by Spirit Guide Sparrow

The human presence has been rooted for approximately 5.3 million years.

Why did the uprising of warm blooded mammals take place approximately 5.3 million years ago?

Originally Posted by Spirit Guide Sparrow

If you aspire for visual experiences try learning the guided instructions of such meditations to memory prior to entering meditative states. If you aspire simply to raise your vibration do not place anything within mind at all and create a space of distilment without thought; that is - release your focus on all thoughts that arise, as they arise.

I aspire to raise my vibration high enough to connect with my non-physical nature and to experience Prime Creator by clearing my thoughts during meditation. Despite numerous sincere attempts, I have not experienced anything so far.

Originally Posted by Spirit Guide Sparrow

I give this, as always, in service.

I thank you for your helpful answers, as always, with gratitude.

[Classic]

Is the Grim Reaper real?

[Swami Chihuahuananda]

From another Sparrow thread, for someone who asked about suicide, a brief snippet from the Winged One :

Firstly. The universe, Prime Creator, or any other divine force you wish to envision, would not, for a single moment, willingly enforce any kind of suffering upon a beautiful angel such as yourself, or any other who has lost their way. Just in the same way friend, as those who commit suicide are not punished via some karmic or judgemental ideology in the spirit world. Why would they deserve to be? Their actions are a call for help, a need for love. The universe does not inflict more suffering on those who call upon love’s name.