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What happens to the soul after death and during the interval between bodies?

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After death, the soul traverses a dreamlike realm where experiences are vivid yet insubstantial, reminding us that true reality is not bound by the senses but is a fleeting illusion.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, after death the soul—without body or senses—passes through a dreamlike interval before the next birth. Experiences there (heavens, hells, ecstasies, torments) feel even more real than waking life because doubt is absent, yet they lack sensory grounding and are insubstantial. Like dreams, they dissolve and are mostly forgotten upon taking a new body.
Between lives you’re in a super-real dream with no body—heaven or hell feels true then but fades like a dream when you’re reborn.
Why this matters practically
- Lessens fear of death by seeing postmortem states as mind-made, dreamlike phases.
- Shifts focus to awareness now instead of chasing heavens or fearing hells.
- Trains discernment: notice and wake from your ‘dreams’ of fear and desire in daily life.
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