Theos-Talk Archives (January 1997 Message tl00142)

M K Ramadoss writes:
>It happened several decades ago to me. I went to see a movie and was not
>feeling good. During a break when I was in rest room I passed out. I thought
>I am dead, and not at all fearful or apprehensive after being to many TS
>meetings where Life after Death was discussed. Was waiting to see what
>happens next. Lo and behold, to all my great surprise I was back. May be
>what ever that decides whether one goes forward to death or not, seems to
>have decided that I am better of back on earth. May be it was my destiny
>that I should be here today and writing this. That's all.
>
>
>MKR
Do you remember anything that occurred while you were "passed out"?  The 
reason that I ask is because I have a friend who has, on occasion had the same 
thing occur and at one point he thought that he did, in fact, die.  However, 
he had been passed out for several hours and the only thing he remembered was 
thinking that he had died.  Thinking that one has died does not always 
represent actual death, however, I suppose that if one truly believed he were 
dead, he or she might have the ability to kill themselves if the belief were 
strong enough.  But that's not what I'm really getting at, I don't think.

The type of NDE's I am referring to are the ones where people believe that 
they have "seen and spoken to God".  some after a tunnel, some not.  I was 
wondering if anyone has some speculation on what the image of the tunnel 
actually is, whether it be nomenal or phenomenal, or simply an overactive 
imagination.
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The Triaist