Do people of different religions show unique patterns in describing...

[the_ambusher]

Many times it depends on the illness they have, if they are losing oxigen they may experience a dream like state and see relatives or anything which comforts them

 

[GrelaLaTuc]

My religion teaches of the 'veil' between this life and the other side. My father related an nde when he died on the operating table during heart surgery. He said he saw his mother reaching through a veil for him. He told her he couldn't go with her and she withdrew just as he was shocked back to life.

A close co-worker, of another religion, told of her nde in which she ventured down the tunnel of light and found herself in beautiful, peaceful valley talking with a personage she felt was the Lord. He told her it was not her time yet and she found herself back in her body.

My grandmother, during her last few months, was heard talking to her deceased husband often. And, at the moment of her death, she reached out as if taking someone's hand.

So, I believe any near death experiences are based on the person's religious views. But, I do feel that there is someone present at a person's death to help them in the transition from this life to the next.

 

[underthetablecomics]

..."objective" near-death experiences? My parents are fundamentalist Christians. As evidence for their beliefs, they say that they knew many Christians who started calling to their deceased relatives as they approached death, as if the relative was coming to guide them in to the afterlife. They also talk about the experiences of people who are "dead" for periods of time, and who claim to have been in heaven or spoken with angels while dead. I’m familiar with many attempts at scientific explanations for the “tunnel” phenomenon and out-of-body experiences, but I’m not aware of any specific tradition or reason, beyond happenstance, that this could be happening to a significant number of their religious friends.

It doesn’t seem implausible that people would call out to dead relatives in their final moments if they’re expecting to see them, but it still seems like a rather strange pattern. It also seems that, if some Christians have this tradition, other religions might have the same or similar traditions.

Does anyone know about the way different religions describe these near-death or "temporary death" experiences? Any similarities and differences between the experiences people of various religions talk about?

 

[jenniferd]

Interesting question.

I stumbled across a site that talked about many Near Death Experiences (NDE). If you google that term you will find lots of sites that discuss this.

During my reading I discovered that there are many similiar experiences reported even with different religious or non-religious backgrounds. I was most fascinated by the accounts of atheists who have changed their minds after the experience.

To be clear, none of the reports were identical. However there were similiar aspects worth noting. Some even reported visiting Hell.

This site was the one that I was most interested in but I encourage you to explore other sites as well:

http://bibleprobe.com/nde.htm

 

[Jocelyn]

I am going to ask you for a favor... don't think about religion. There is no wrong or right religion. Guide your thoughts by the Bible. Read Luke 16:19.
Hope this helps.