Everybody is left speculating about what happens after death. While ancient religious sages and saints seemed to have insights into our fate beyond this life, they never conveyed it with absolute certainty, leaving some room for suspense. The same also applies to new age thinkers and philosophers, who fluctuate between religious beliefs and scientific explanations. None of them come out and confidently assert what happens after life. Same goes with scientists who are all too sure about science but seem baffled when discussing concepts of life after death. If you compile all the beliefs and ideas from renowned thinkers, both past and present, you may find yourself more confused than ever, left scratching your head amid the complexity of their views on this topic.

The above thought – that life is filled with so much mystery, and that no thinkers—past or present—can convey it with certainty, came to me during meditation one day. And I was like where did this random thought originate from. Was it a product of my brain’s noise creating a pattern (had been reading a lot about brain lately),  or was it through a non physical entity, like the soul, or someone on the other side just sending it across.

In either case, was it really within my control? It just seemed to literally pop up. It felt like that thought just appeared out of nowhere. I realised this applies to every thought we have; we never know what our next random thought will be. Unless I take a conscious control and intentionally try to think about something or not think at all, both of which last generally last for a short while. But even the act of taking conscious control stems from a thought—so was that thought also within my control?