This has been hovering around my head since a while now. The fact that I wasn't around during my sister's death has stayed back I guess; with glimpses of my imagination of the moment wandering among the neural networks inside the skull. Today was one such day... The news of BGS passing away, triggered a few muscles at the top.
Always wonder what happens after death. Remember having endless conversations with a few of my friends around the existence and non-existence of an entity called 'Soul'. They say that a well defined version can be referred in Garuda Purana, to which I got introduced to, through the Tamil movie Anniyan. It apparently is a bad omen to read Garuda Purana while you are alive! It is best read during the rituals of death. It is said to show the path beyond death according to the Hindu belief.
More importantly, the event of death leaves behind a humongous amount of misery for the ones left behind. Given the fact that the person cannot return, the focus of the close ones around should be towards living through the loss and moving on. That probably is why a 13 day post-death ritual is imposed among the Hindus - so that a good lot of relatives will be around to help out...
On a contrary, there exists an entire community who live on the dead bodies - yes, the Aghoris. The event of death for them is usually filled with hope of food and joy of an opportunity to perform the rituals. Its a little sad, but a coin always has two sides...
Well, I agree with you - This article is a little confused - more like the event itself! Just penned down a few stuff running through my mind.
