That's a very interesting story! It says a lot about the "expansive" mindset afforded by the Hindu approach to death and really, how very little we who are living understand about the whole process and its greater significance.
You reminded me that when my great-aunt was dying, she told my dad and me that my mom (who had died maybe a year prior) was in her presence and "with the angels." I saw no reason to doubt her. Then, some years later, when my grandma (sister of the great-aunt) was some months out from dying (but still standing in that zone-between-worlds that's thinned and transparent to a degree), I asked her a question and she said, "I don't know, you should ask the grandma." I said, "But Grandma, you ARE my grandma" and she gave a little laugh and said, "No, the other grandma, the one [gestured] there." I wondered if her own mother or grandmother had come to see her through.
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Date: 2021-08-12 09:53 pm (UTC)You reminded me that when my great-aunt was dying, she told my dad and me that my mom (who had died maybe a year prior) was in her presence and "with the angels." I saw no reason to doubt her. Then, some years later, when my grandma (sister of the great-aunt) was some months out from dying (but still standing in that zone-between-worlds that's thinned and transparent to a degree), I asked her a question and she said, "I don't know, you should ask the grandma." I said, "But Grandma, you ARE my grandma" and she gave a little laugh and said, "No, the other grandma, the one [gestured] there." I wondered if her own mother or grandmother had come to see her through.