Cultures

Through the Cultures

Does Consciousness continue after death? Is death the end of consciousness as we know it? Is this universe  only limited to the physical reality that we perceive through our senses? These are questions that have intrigued humans for ages. Civilizations and cultures around the world have tried to seek answers to these questions since time immemorial. 

According to the Abrahamic religions, human death leads to the soul being permanently transported to another plane of existence as determined by God based on their actions and beliefs during life.

The Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam do not believe in reincarnation. While they do subscribe to the idea of a soul, according to them, human death leads to the soul being permanently transported to another plane of existence as determined by God based on their actions and beliefs during life. These religions preach that we have only two lives – this life of ours on earth and an everlasting second one after the death of this physical body.

Reincarnation and Karma are two of the core tenets of Sanatana Dharma, also known as Hinduism.

On the other hand, Karma and Reincarnation are two of the core tenets of Sanatana Dharma, also known as Hinduism. The traditions of Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism that have evolved from and come under the umbrella of Sanatana Dharma also have Karma and Reincarnation as part of their core philosophy. According to Sanatana Dharma, as man learns the consequences of his actions over his many births, the Atman goes through the journey of many lives, rediscovering its divinity and readies itself for its final liberation or Moksha and the merging of the Jivatma with the Paramatma.

Under this section we explore, in detail, what the major Abrahamic religions of Islam, Christianity and Judaism say about the nature of life after death. Finally, we elucidate what Sanatana Dharma or Hinduism has to say about life after death.

Read on to learn more….