FINAL WORDS. FINAL THOUGHTS
Article about final words and final thoughts at death. How will your dying words and thoughts affect your spiritual progress after death. If you would like to find out more about the topic then read Craig Hamilton-Parker's books
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Your Last Thoughts
“Moreover, whatever state of being he remembers when he gives up the body at the end, he goes respectively to that state of being, Arjuna, transformed into that state of being.”
--The Bhagavadgita (8:6)
 The afterlife is not a place like the world you know around you now. What survives is the inner you. If you are spiritually advanced, you may skip the transition phases I described above and immediately become aware of the divine light of God. (I use the name God although I understand that this emotive word may mean different things to different readers.) Many Eastern religions believe that the last thoughts and words of the dying person will determine the level of spiritual attainment in the next life. So think twice if you find yourself in a life-and-death situation. Who knows what your afterlife prospects would be if you cry out, “Oh, shit!”
The spiritual person will think of God at their passing moments. As the assassin’s bullets tore through Mahatma Gandhi’s body on January 30, 1948, his final cry was “He Rama” (Oh, God). Clearly Gandhi was a man of exceptional spirituality and, according to the Hindu, these final words would have enabled him to merge with the godhead. Remembrance of God at the time of death leads to the attainment of this state of being. The Tibetan Buddhist will read to the dying from The Tibetan Book of the Dead to help them attain a fortuitous future state. By keeping the mind on God at the end of life, we draw closer to the absolute. It could be argued that the Catholic tradition of the “last rites” has a similar healing purpose, because it sets up a positive state of mind, focused on the prospect of God rather than worries about sin.
FINAL THOUGHTS
 I’m sure that spiritual thoughts at the end of life will help the journey. However, saying the name of God on your last breath will not wipe the karmic slate clean, nor will a last-minute confession of your sins. The sum total of your life is what matters. The last thoughts and words do, however, reveal what your primary drive has been in life. You will carry these with you to the threshold, and as you pass into the afterlife states. Someone who has habitually developed spirituality and often thinks about God is more likely to be drawn instantly to God consciousness than someone whose life has been spent on lesser things. The Eastern teachings say that a person who has followed a true sacred path in life will have greater freedom of action at the time of death. However, nothing can be done for the evil man at his dying moment, for he has no independence and is drawn forward by the weight of his past deeds.
We assume that the time of our death is something that we have no control over. However, it is said in the Eastern teachings that we only die when we have given our consent--even if this is on an unconscious level. The process may take only a fraction of a second. If death stands at your side and you say “No, I don’t want to go. Go away!" then your death will be postponed for a little while. However, there is usually a feeling somewhere in a corner of your heart that says, “It is alright”
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