Ex wife has passed! / Prayer For The Dead

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Sraaddha: Prayer For The Dead - Prayer For The Dead

By Sri Swami Sivananda

 

 

 

 

The prayers, good thoughts or good wishes and Kirtan become helpful

to the departed souls. They can be of invaluable assistance to the

dead. Prayers for the dead form an integral part of most of the

religions. The Catholic Church conducts prayers for the dead.

 

 

 

Prayer acts on the principle of a radio station and broadcasts the

waves of good thoughts just as the radio station broadcasts waves of

sound.

 

 

 

Prayer or Kirtan is a mighty force which helps the departed souls in

their progress towards heaven and their quiet passage through the

intermediate state.

 

 

 

The departed souls remain in a state of swoon or unconsciousness

immediately after death. They cannot feel that they are detached

from their previous gross material bodies. Prayers, Kirtan and good

thoughts from the relatives and friends can give real solace to the

departed souls. They create a potent vibration and an awakening in

their stupefied condition of mind and bring back their veiled

consciousness. The souls begin to realise that they are not really

in their gross material bodies.

 

 

 

Then they endeavour to cross the borderland, a narrow river of

ether, which is known as Vaitarani by the Hindus, Chinavat bridge by

the Parsis and Sirat by the Muslims.

 

 

 

The weeping and mourning and the uncontrolled grief of their

relatives give them pains and drag them down from their astral

planes. This may seriously retard them on their way to the heaven-

world. This produces serious injury to them. When they are sinking

peacefully and when they are ready to have glorious awakening in

heaven, they are aroused into vivid remembrance of the mundane life

by the weeping and wailing of their friends and relatives. Their

thoughts produce similar vibrations in their minds and produce acute

pain and discomfort.

 

 

 

Therefore, relatives and friends should do Kirtan and prayers for

the peace of the departed souls. Then only they can really help and

comfort them. If ten or twelve persons sit together and do Kirtan

and prayer, it will be decidedly more powerful and effective.

Collective prayer and Kirtan exercise a tremendous influence.

 

 

 

 

 

, " chrism "

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> Give it some days and she will likely leave. Commonly after the

> funeral. Advise your daughter against fear or trying to start a

> conversation or even any kind of acknowledgment - Blessings to her

and

> you and your daughter and your ex's husband - chrism

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