That is something that has troubled me too, in the past. However, I now think I am more disposed to seeing a "clean" spiritual tapestry behind manifestation, and behind the near death experience. It is probably pointless to attempt to literalize everything that happens in these experiences. Even with a sympathetic approach, such an orientation towards them is simply likely to increase your doubt rather than heal it.
So in general terms, I think there are at least three things going on simultaneously in the typical NDE. The first is the exertion of the body system not to die. The second is the exertion of Universal Source to begin a "recovery" and "re-enfoldment" process for that which it originally expressed. And the third is the exertion of Universal Source to continue that original expression if it is somehow still opportune or appropriate to do so. I now believe that many misunderstandings of NDEs occur because they do not perceive this multifactorial, and indeed multidimensional (in more senses than one) tapestry, thus trying to "linearize" it or one-issue-fanaticize it into one of the above three influences, when in fact all three are usually in tension.
Hi, Kai, thanks for sharing your opinions. But I don't understand, it's impossible for me to understand.
Besides my inability to understand, also I can't see why you are no longer troubled by the contradiction I stated before, even if I haven't comprehended all the implications from your sentences.
Although I can't understand what you say, there are contents to learn, that is what's important and meaningful! I would like to address two themes about your reply.
1, I need to fathom what does it mean.
2, Why in my eyes, it seems unable to solve the puzzle I stated before, no matter what could it mean.
For the first, quite a lot of words and phrases you use are not in their usual meanings. For example, I don't know what do these words or phrases mean, especially in the contexts of your sentences:
1, a "clean" spiritual tapestry behind manifestation
2, exertion
3, Universal Source
4, "recovery" process
5, "re-enfoldment" process
6, The second is the exertion of Universal Source to begin a "recovery" and "re-enfoldment" process for that which it originally expressed.
I don't understand this whole sentence. There is a pronoun "it" in this sentence, I'm not sure what this "it" refers to, I guess, could it refer to the "Universal Source"? So what does "it originally expressed" mean? What does "express" mean here? Chinese people usually learn the word "express" expressing the meaning of "tell" as a verb. And what is it that the "Universal Source" originally expressed?
7, And the third is the exertion of Universal Source to continue that original expression if it is somehow still opportune or appropriate to do so.
Again, this whole sentence, what does the "that original expression" mean?
8, multifactorial
Here, is the "factorial" the adjective of "factor" or "fact"?
9, multidimensional
What does it mean? Does it mean 3-dimensional, 4-dimensional, and so on until somehow 11-dimensional? How could a normal people or nder "perceive" a dimension surpasses 3? People can somehow fathom those concept but none of us can actually "experience" them including the most eminent math genius.
10, linearize and one-issue-fanaticize
I suppose you mean, when nders say "afterlife", "deceased loved ones", "It's not your time" etcetera, the researchers or bystanders shouldn't fanaticize the usual meaning of these words chosen by nders to describe their experience.
But!!!! If they do not mean their "usual" meaning, why they had chosen these words????
If, by any means, a person chooses to use certain words, not for deceiving, not for advertising hypes, not for conspiracy, not for self-deceiving, not for dishonest tendency, but just a measure for grabbing the very least of the resources to prevent their body from dying, no matter should it be psychological or physiological or spiritual or thoughts (brain surface activity) articulation or anything, it still hasn't explained well, that, why they choosed the same cliche "It's not your time", "Go back", etc.
Even if you give a methodological explanation, that is, all that what nders say are all for the good for their recuperating or maybe making themselves feel better, it still is unable to explain, why "these" words had been chosen! If they did not care about telling truth using certain words (without malicious purpose of course, just for the good of themselves), just aimed at healing their bodies and mind, why they didn't choose or seldom choosed other words other than "It's not your time", "Go back" which could be numerous, why the same cliche from time to time? And then they claimed they are 150% sure that there is an "afterlife" even if they meant not its usual meaning as non-nders use these words for. Your release from this puzzle doesn't shed me light on this phenomenon that why "It's not your time" has been so frequently used, why shouldn't it be some other words, at least at sometimes?
Thanks I mean no disagreement with you I even haven't understanded what you say, just puzzle, greatly strange puzzle still remain unraveled. :)