Because of earlier long attachment the soul continues to hover around the dead body till it is cremated. After it is reduced to ashes, it reluctantly seeks a diversion. On burial, however, it remains infatuated with the mortal remains and hovers around them for many days. Souls of less enlightened persons and of those having deeper involvements in worldly matters haunt the graveyards and crematoriums for many days. Longing for the earlier body draws them again and again towards the place of cremation and unable to control their emotions, they wail around the grave. Then there are also individuals having deep affections with close friends and relatives. Souls of such persons prefer to stay near the favorite persons rather than around the place of cremation.
Old aged person while living naturally develops greater detachment from worldly affairs. Consequently, the soul of such a person is more relaxed and falls sleep soon after death. On the other hand, youths having strong desires and attachments- especially those dying of shock or suicide suffer for longer duration before having rest.
7. The Apparitions
In the event of sudden death associated with pain, quite a few particles of the physical body (sthul sharer) cling to the Astral Body (sukshma-sharir), as a consequence of which, the soul retains the characteristics of both the former living as well as astral (sukshma) components. Such souls, at times become visible to the living person as apparitions. However, this is not true about a person dying a natural death. In order to make them selves visible, the latter category of spirits have to make great efforts and carry out specific spiritual exercises. Persons dying of unnatural death, on the other hand, exist as spirits (ghosts) and they are unable to sleep because of trouble emotional state. Seeking opportunities for taking revenge or fulfillment of in satiated desires through the body of a living person, they hover around old "papal" trees, caves, ruins or person or persons at opportune moments. The exorcists (Tantriks) bring such spirits under their control with help of witchcraft and make them work like slaves. The spirits, however, do not work willingly for the exorcists. They remain ever resentful and even kill their captors in unguarded moments. No one likes to be in bondage. The spirits perform like the caged lion in a circus. The spirits generally tend to stay at a particular place, and do not change their abode frequently on less there is some specific reason to do so.
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