Understanding Death Through Different Religions to Activate God | Episode 7 Activate God with Habibat

Understanding Death Through Different Religions: Insights & Perspectives (part 3)

What happens when you die? | Activate God with Habibat

In this episode of the Activate God podcast, host Habibat explores the concept of death and the afterlife through the lenses of various world religions. From Buddhism and Christianity to Hinduism, Ifá, Islam, Judaism, and broader spirituality. She reflects on what happens after we die, beliefs surrounding judgment day, and the ultimate spiritual goals across faith traditions. Habibat also shares personal insights and experiences with loss, emphasizing the importance of living intentionally, embracing purpose, and moving through fear. The episode concludes with a prayer and a call for listeners to live with purpose, joy, and love. This episode seeks to normalize conversations about death and offer comfort to those navigating grief—while teaching from an interfaith and multifaith perspective.

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00:00 Introduction: Why Talk About Death?
01:03 Personal Reflections on Life and Death
02:11 Exploring Death Across Religions
09:35 The Purpose of Activate God Podcast
13:10 Comparative Study of Religious Beliefs on Death
22:13 Favorite Quotes from Sacred Texts
29:07 Living Intentionally and Embracing Life
33:24 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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Transcript

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So you might ask why I talk about death outta all the conversations. Why I talk about death, truthfully, it's really because life is happening, but also death is happening. So in this episode, we're gonna be talking about death. What happens next? What different religions say when you die? When you're believing God. The thing that you believe is a thing that usually comes true. So if you're, if your heart is rooted in God and rooted in love, then the thing that you're gonna get back is rooted in God and rooted in love I do not wanna play God. I want God to use me. This life is very temporary and really the hereafter is the most permanent piece of it all. And in order for us to get to heaven is um, that we do our best in this world. Welcome back to another episode of the Activate God podcast. I'm your host, Habibat, and I am super, super, super excited to be here with you. It's such a pleasure to live in this world. The gift of life is a beautiful thing, and I think oftentimes when we live, we take it for granted. And over the past few months, at this point I've been talking about death because I think there is a connectedness with life and death, and the truth is, we are all going to die. That is the most consistent thing that we're gonna do. We're all gonna die. And over the past few months I have. Experienced some loss. I have seen my loved ones lose some people. So I've been talking about death within, the past, like the past two episodes, and this will be like the last official death episode. But of course we're gonna continue talking about what does it look like to be intentional about living and. Death might pop up again because I don't think it's a conversation that we normalize. So in this episode, we're gonna be talking about death. What happens next? What different religions say when you die? So we're gonna be studying Ifa, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, spirituality Judaism, and so much more because the reality is. One of the most consistent things that we all have access to, that we are all connected by is either our birth or our death. And now that we're all alive, the next step that's definitely consistent is death. And I think the more you live, the more you learn that. Death is inevitable and we don't know when we're gonna die. We don't know when our loved ones are gonna die. So I do wanna normalize the conversations around death and I've done extensive research because this is a really interesting topic that I don't think we've normalized enough, and I do wanna normalize it and I wanna compare and contrast what different religions are saying because it's important. And based on what you believe, I think it helps you navigate death and life intentionally. So you might ask why I talk about death outta all the conversations. Why I talk about death, truthfully, it's really because, um, life is happening, but also death is happening. And I, and I see it as we live, right? The older I get, the more I'm like, Ooh, death is coming. It's coming closer. Who knows when? And God willing, inshallah, I live a long life, but who knows what's gonna happen, and the people around me So in terms of the normalization of life, death is a part of that. The other part is particularly when I started this podcast, I started it with talking about, fears and what does it look like to navigate through your fears and like the steps to push through it. What safeguards you have to put in place for you to navigate through it. And along the way I learned that in order for you to hear God's voice, you need to be able to discern whether it's. Fear or love, or is it your voice or God? And I think in order for you to hear God's voice truthfully and become more connected to God, generally, you have to be able to discern your fears and what are you scared of and what are you gonna do to navigate through it? And then along the way, as I'm talking about fears and I'm talking about how to hear God's voice, I'm like,, life is happening and there is struggles and triumphs of life. So that was one of the episodes. And then along the way, as I'm celebrating life and going through life transitions, I'm like,, wow, death is a part of this. So that's how we came up with death. As a podcast episode is a podcast theme and truthfully around that same time, a lot of people were transitioning around me. I mentioned in previous episodes one of my uncles, uncle Tajjudeen Shittu, transitioned. And also my former therapist, Dawnn Denise Reale the one and only. Also transitioned. And I needed some more answers. And really the purpose or the hope for this podcast episode is that for one I normalize hey, losing people is normal, but two, going through the emotions of it all is normal. It is hard losing someone, whether or not you love them tremendously or not, it is extremely difficult. When your life switches just like that. It is. It is. And I think for me, being able to understand what happens after they die really helps me, connects with them better. And a sense of like, because I know, based on what I believe, I feel more connected because I know, I believe that this not the end for them. But we're gonna talk about like what different religions say based on what your thought process is and what you believe. So that helped me. So I do think that really learning about what happens when you die can actually give you some type of solace and peace and accepting someone's loss And I also think that like if, if death if, if we're looking at death. Hear me out, if we're looking at death right, and if we're looking at like, people dying around us, The energy can be fueled to help us live intentionally. I think about the people that I've lost over the past few years, and I know for sure the life that they want me to live is for me to be intentional and for me to live it. If you've lost someone once again, my apologies and my condolences. And may their memory be a blessing. If you've lost someone, I hope that you too can recognize it. This person would want you to be intentional about living. Living in purpose, living in an intentionality, living with joy, living with love, living with lightness. That's what I hope. That's what I hope. And if they don't, then they're probably a hater. But I know a lot of us, we've lost tremendous, really beautiful people. And and I know that they would want us to live with joy and intentionality. The other thing about death is that sometimes when someone dies, particularly with family and friends, I think sometimes it reveals some things about ourselves. And about the family, about unhealed things there's so many things that gets shown and revealed during this time. So once again, if you've lost someone, and once again, we're all probably loose one at some point, if you've lost someone. I hope that you and your family and your loved ones are able to, for one, acknowledge that Hey, the emotions of all of this is a lot. Losing whether or not it's surprise or you knew it was gonna happen is not easy. And then three, I hope that y'all are really kind and tender to yourself in the midst of this, because that person could have been the glue to the family, and now that person is no longer here. So what happens then? What happens then is someone else has to carry that mantle or. What should really happen is everyone should be carrying that mantle. Everyone should be trying to be the glue to the family, Everyone should be trying to be intentional about their character and trying to love your family. That person carried on a lot more in places where they probably shouldn't. So now it's time for everyone else to. And one of the things that I've been thinking about in my life lately, particularly with me connected to many communities that I'm a part of i do not wanna play God. I want God to use me. And by me playing God, I'm saying that I cannot be the savior for everything and everyone. What I can be is intentional about being in spaces where God wants me to be in and for me to use my gifts in that ways and for me to continue to take care of myself. But in terms of playing God and trying to be the Savior, that's not sustainable. If anything, it's actually killing me and oftentimes kill people. And part of me, if I'm laughing,'cause that's. That's my defense mechanism to be quite honest. Um, And I think there's a particular level of heaviness in this topic when we talk about death that I don't want to fully exist in because I think there should be a little bit more lightness in death because of how normal it is. But I don't wanna play God. When we lose someone, we have to acknowledge that we cannot play God. This was intentional. This was on purpose. This was by purpose, this was by design. This was God's doing or God approved of it. And God is gonna restore accordingly, hopefully. And once again, I don't really fully know what God's plan is. Let's be clear. I don't but I do think that things are here for a reason. Things happen for a reason. And in order for you to heal the parts of your family, your friends, that was fractured because of the death of a loved one. I think it's important to be intentional about the work that it takes. I think, it's important to allow time to sometimes reveal the additional things that needs to be done. I think. I think centering joy and lightness and love as a foundation of it, I think is essential. So if you don't already know, the purpose of Activate God is it's, this is my baby, my babies. It is an interfaith multi-faith community where I discuss life lessons, I discuss religion. I. Spirituality, I discuss navigating through life and what is it for us to expand our relationship with ourselves, with each other, as well as ultimately God or whatever name you call God. And the hope is, and the goal is for us to make sure that we center God into our lives, and this way we can truly exist in purpose. So really, by activating God, you're activating. Your purpose. And one of the things that I do is I post daily prayers on social media. So if you have not already, please be sure to subscribe, follow, like, comment, share, all that stuff. I post daily prayers on YouTube threads. Instagram and TikTok. And in terms like my background who I am, I'm gonna, I'm gonna have an episode about who I am, but a little bit of my background, i've always loved learning about religion and spirituality. I was raised Muslim, but a lot of my friends are Christian and a lot of them practice Ifa, Lucumí, and I've always studied with them and I've always gone to churches and explored the different religions. And I've always found it fascinating. So I think during this phase of my life, I've been dedicated towards really trying to be intentional about understanding what the similarities are in the religions, because, when we talk about religion and spirituality, we talk about it in a space of divisiveness and not necessarily in a space of love. And I think particularly with God at the end of it is foundationally in love. So why are we, when we are comparing different religions. Using a hate and fear as a foundation when we could just use it base at the base of it in love. So that's my hope, that my hope is for me to really try to. Allow us to shape and shift how we view different religions so that we can understand it a lot more, but also center love as we discuss about the thing that we're learning about, but also the thing that we may not necessarily fully agree upon, and how do we share with love? And not necessarily from a place of this religion is bad and you don't know what you're talking about. No. It's okay to disagree. God literally gives us that option to disagree with each other. We're not monolithic in any ways. The other thing about me is that I, for one, I love studying world religions. I have a, I did not necessarily get a formal training. Unfortunately, I have to two master's degree and at this point, I'm done with school formally in that ways. But I wish, I would have to be quite honest, I wish I went to divinity school. That would've been. So cool. But I did not. But what I did do, what I have been doing, what I will be continue to do is for me to do my individual study, for me to continue talking to my friends and my family, for me to continue being in conferences and educational spaces that I can learn about the different religions and spiritual practices. And allowing God and life to, to be my teacher right now. That's my hope. So once again, if you have not already comment subscribe, do all of it. It would mean the world to me. Literally write a comment oh my God, you're doing so great. Or I completely agree with you. This was a, this was an interesting topic and an interesting conversation and, in my religion. This is what it says. And this is the nuance that was missing in this conversation. I would really appreciate that.'cause once again, this is a space right where I'm teaching, but I'm also learning from you. So hopefully I get to learn more about you. And at some point I'm. Be interviewing different people about what they believe about their own lessons and relationship with God. So we're definitely gonna grow over time, so look out for that as well. So now let's start talking about different religions and what it says about what happens when you die. So once again, I've done extensive research in regards to comparing the different religions. So as I mentioned, I'm gonna be talking about at the foundation of it, and I'm gonna be looking at my notes'cause I do have notes. You gotta be a student, you have to have notes, you have to be prepared. So I'm gonna be talking about Islam because Christianity, Judaism, Ifa, spirituality generally as well as Hinduism and Buddhism. So those are the. Six, seven religions and spiritual practices that I'll be talking about. But also please understand that there are nuances in each of the religions. Let's be honest. How someone in uh, first looking at Christianity, for example, how someone practices Catholicism versus how someone practices baptism. Very different how someone in Islam practices. Sunni versus she are very different, and what they believe might be a little bit different. So I do wanna acknowledge that at the basis of what happens when you die and each religion, there are a little bit more nuance to it. And I think based on what you believe culturally as well, that has to play part into it. Because how a practicing Muslim, who's Nigerian Yoruba believes about what happens when you die might be, might look different from what happens when a practicing a Pakistani Muslim practices, because our foundation culturally might be a little bit different. So I would acknowledge that because if I were to really go deep into it, this would be a movie. With multiple series and multiple parts, so I do wanna definitely say that. And I also want you to, with this episode as I'm talking about your religion, and if I don't already mention your religion, please put it in a comment.'cause I would love to learn. So definitely comment and tell me more about what you believe, what your practices are and what your culture and religious beliefs are because it will help me. Understand what happens when you die a little bit more based on what you believe. And I just really find it fascinating when people talk about a person when they die, AKA and ancestor, and how they believe that they're still watching over them. And one of the things that I find most fascinating, and so I am, I'm a black girl. I am, I'm a single girl, y'all. But I'm a black girl, Nigerian, Muslim. So I'm a black girl, and um, I love Meg Thee stallion. I like her being, I like her. I like her freedom. The thing that I love most about Meg Thee stallion is the ways which she honors her mother, and her grandmother. I think that people don't talk about that when they talk about her. They talk about like the twerk and they talk about like all the scandals, et cetera, et cetera. All the drama associated with her. But I don't think they talk about the ways in which she honors her loved ones, particularly those who she's lost. And if you talk about, if you watch Meg Thee stallion talk about like her mother and her grandmother, she talks about like how, oh, my mother and my grandmother, like they would watch me, but they were protecting me and. This is the reason why like, I'm as successful, or this is the reason why I got this far, or this is, this is it. So I think that is fascinating for me, at least for me. And I think that's a, that's something that I would love to study more, what people believe, what happens when they've lost someone. And what happens when they think that they're gonna die? What happen? What do they believe will happen when they die? I'm fascinated by that. So of course, once again, this is this is the last preface, the truth is God knows a hundred percent. None of us know. Even if the text is this is what's happening, the nuances in the text is sometimes up for interpretation. So we really don't fully know. So I am teaching based on my limited small, little theoretical ideas, based on my research, but truthfully, God knows a hundred percent. So let's say that God knows a hundred percent what happens when you die, I do not know. And my goal for this episode is to help us understand what happens based on what different religions say. But once again, very small, minuscule comprehension. But hopefully it'll start the conversation in regards to like us talking about this. Differences and the similarities in the different religions. So let us start. So once again, we're gonna be talking about Islam, Ifa, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and spirituality. And once again, God, I ask if I misspeak, please forgive me. God, please forgive me. God, you like, yeah,, please forgive me. My intention is for me to teach from a place of love. But once again, I don't know everything and I don't know many things. So I hope that I hope that God knows my heart. My heart is for us to normalize talking about death and for us to learn about what happens when we die. And the similarities between the different religions and the differences in them. So let's talk about what happens based on what the different religions say? Let's start there. And I'm gonna be showing a chart, while I'm talking, I created a chart that I think is gorgeous. So I'll be showing the chart to help us see it a little bit more uh, closely. And if you're listening to this episode on audio or wherever you are listening to your podcast, I'll definitely be putting the chart in the description box. So please definitely click it. Um, That I think is the cutest thing because I'm really committed to this. So in Islam, they believe in the afterlife, or Muslims believe in the afterlife, so you have life after your death, and. In Christianity, they believe in heaven or hell, Islam actually believes that as well. In Judaism they believe in the concept of the underworld, which is the realm of the dead, or as they call it, the world to come slash the afterlife. So very similar, the three very similar major religions. The an Ifa an Ifa folks don't know is Yoruba. Yoruba religion fundamentally. So Yoruba specifically, there's Yoruba culture, there's Yoruba language, and then there's Yuba. Religion, sometimes they don't necessarily intertwine, especially the language and or the people and the religion. I'm Yoruba. Culturally and ethnically, but not necessarily religiously. So these are very different things. So with Ifa what happens when you die is they believe in the ancestral realm. And in Hinduism they believe in another life or. Moksha, pardon of my mis vocabulary. And then in Buddhism, they believe in another life or nirvana. The other thing that I was studying was, do they believe in judgment day? In Islam, the answer is yes. There is a day of judgment and Christianity. The answer is yes. Immediately or a final judgment. In Judaism, the answer is yes, there's a resurrection of the righteousness of the mosaic, age and Ifa. The short answer is no. There's no formal judgment, but ancestors influence our destiny. And Hinduism, the answer is karma based judgment, and that in Buddhism, the answer is karma determines rebirth. So I think it's fascinating, in terms of judgment. Day'Cause once you die, what happens then? And is there, like do, do you get like a day where God decides like what happens to you if it's heaven or hell or if you're becoming an ancestor or not? So I find that fascinating. The other question I was studying is, do they believe in a rebirth or reincarnation? Because I think that's another thing that people, pe, people think about, so in Islam the answer is no. They don't believe in reincarnation and rebirth Christianity. Also know in Judaism, some traditions believe in reincarnation. In Ifa. Short answer is yes in some places. And some people believe that it's within your family lineage. But once again, of course, we know that there's nuances based on what people believe. Hinduism, the answer is yes, A cycle of rebirth. Some Sarah and Buddhism, the answer is yes, there is reincarnation. So I also was studying what is the ultimate goal? Based on what the different religions are saying, the ultimate goal is for us to live an eternal life in paradise in Islam. So that's Jannah. The ultimate goal for Christianity is to live a eternal life with God in heaven, which is the same thing as Islam. The other religion. Judaism is life in the world to come or unity with God. That's the ultimate goal. Very similar to the three the three Abrahamic faiths, fascinatingly similar. And Ifa the ultimate goal is becoming an ancestor and guiding the living. That's the ultimate goal, to make sure that you are able to continue supporting the people who are living on this earth. And in Hinduism, the ultimate goal is liberation which is from this. Cycle of rebirth. And then in Buddhism, the ultimate goal is enlightenment, which is nana or freedom from suffering. That's the ultimate goal. So that's fascinating. So now I'm gonna talk a little bit more about like my favorite, saying associated with. Each religion or a spiritual practice. And particularly a lot of them are associated with the books or the texts, the Quran for Islam, the Bible and Christianity. But I just find it fascinating because I think it's important to understand through what the closest thing that we have to God's word to see the association of God and death through the words or through the oral tradition or through the text from the sacred text. So in Islam, for example one of the things that. That Muslims say that I love'cause I'm Muslim is verily from Allah, we come and to him we return. And this is IAF 1 56 and one of my favorite parts about particularly Muslims is how normal we talk about death. We really do because one of the things that we acknowledge is that this life is temporary. This life is very temporary and really the hereafter is the most permanent piece of it all. And in order for us to get to the hereafter, to, to the Jannah to the heaven and then there's hell to the heaven is that we do our best in this world. But like, really, we should be trying to do our best and honor life as much as we can because it's only going to help us. Prepare for the hereafter. And I'm only saying it in English so verily from God we come and to God we return turn. And in Christianity I was reading through John. The New King's James version, John 11, 25 to 26, and Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, the life, and who believes in me. Though he may die, he shall live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this? I think to me, one of the things that I love is the idea of belief. And what does it look to be a believer and what does it to believe in something so beautiful? And what I gathered from this text is that if you are believing God or what I'm inferring once again, I don't know everything. What I infer from this text is that when you're believing God. The thing that you believe is a thing that usually comes true. So if you're, if your heart is rooted in God and rooted in love, then the thing that you're gonna get back is rooted in God and rooted in love and in order for you to live, you should live that way. One of my favorite quotes associated with Judaism in some ways is may their memory be a blessing? And this is talking about someone who's passed away and rather than saying that, Hey my condolences, what they say is, may their memory be a blessing, primarily. I'm sure that they also say my condolences and I think that is just so powerful. And I started asking what is the root of that and the root. They got it from Proverbs ten seven, which states the memory of their righteous is blessed. And I think there's something so powerful about may their memory be a blessing, because really the goal as we live is for us to make sure that our memory in our and our life. Be a blessing to those around us. And when we transition, our goal is for people to remember our blessings more than our struggles and more than our harms that we've done or our hurts that we've done.'Cause of course, like forgiveness has to happen, right? but I'm saying that ultimately at the foundation of it all, as we transition, may our memory be a blessing. May, may, the person who've who you lost, may the memory be a blessing. May you really experience them in the lightest ways and remember them in a beautiful way, and that any hurt that they've caused you or any questioning of God God, why now may their memory be a blessing. And next up in terms of Ifa and what, one of my favorite quotes associated with Ifa is everybody born into. The world is bound to die. It is only existence in heaven that is permanent. This is very simple. It's very similar to Islam where it's verily from God we came and to God we return. So it's Hey, y'all we're bound to die and the only thing that's permanent. Is the afterlife. And the next step is Hinduism. So one of my favorite quotes associated with Hinduism in some ways is according to the Baba God, Gita is the soul is never born and it never dies. It is eternal, indestructible, and timeless. It is not destroyed when the body is destroyed. I think there's something so powerful about that, as they say, our body and our bo and our spirits are very different. The separation between the two is real. Our, when our body dies, our spirit continues to live on. And I know in Islam and Christianity and Judaism, fundamentally, that's what, and Ifa that's what they believe. And this is also capturing that part two our bodies might be destroyed, but our soul is not. And there's something so beautiful about knowing that the soul lives and it continues to live. And the last one that I wanna talk about is Buddhism. And my favorite quote associated with Buddha is, even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely. lemme repeat that again. Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely. What this is saying is that y'all, let's live. Let's live. Let's live the life. No, seriously. There's something so immensely powerful about choosing to live wisely, and choosing to live intentionally.'cause when you live intentionally you don't have anything to fear. Death is not the, that death is not to be fearful or to be feared of because if you're choosing to be live wisely. If you're choosing to live intentionally, if you're choosing to live in purpose, then all the beautiful things that are bound to happen to you will happen to you after you die because God is Hey, you've honored me. You've done your best with character. You've done your best with treating yourself well. You've done your best with treating your neighbor well. You've done your best in honoring me. So ultimately the next step is heaven or as as Buddhist believe is Enlightenment nirvana or Liberation Hinduism. Or for Ifa, you becoming the most honored ancestor, Or in other religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The idea of the beautiful part of afterlife and being connected to God and experiencing paradise. Or eternal life with God. So y'all in all, let's live. Let us live in the midst of us experiencing people who are dying around us, us continuing to live life.'cause at some point we're all gonna die. Is that we live. Live. And the hope right now is for us to live with less fear, for us to live with less fear that is not in alignment with God. Yeah, like Before I got on the microphone, I called one of my brothers shout out to my brother Amalu. And I was like,, I'm so scared. Like I don't know if I wanna do this. Oh my God. And he was like,, girl, he poured into me so well, and I really appreciate like his affirming words. Um, and, And yeah,, I think that's a part of life, like being able to like acknowledge that like, Hey, girl. Like You will have fear and some fears are important to have, but others is keeping you stuck. It's keeping you unhappy. It's actually keeping you depressed. It's actually keeping you from living the life that you really want. It's actually keeping you in regret. And in this phase of our lives, we don't want that. We do not wanna exist in fear right now. We do not wanna exist in regret. We want to live because of the people that we've, that we know who, who have transitioned for one, they would want us to live. And then two we wanna continue living a life. Oh, and the other part and I wanna talk a little bit more about the spirituality and the spiritual world, because as I mentioned before one of the things that I've studied and I'm a part of is religious and spiritual spaces. And I've seen many of my friends who spoke about them being around a loved one who was transitioning and they were right next to them. On their deathbed, they speak about how light they're transitioning is between their bodies dying and their spirits just ascending, and. And there's a particular lightness that happens in their being. They start smiling more they start becoming lighter. It's very there's a oozing feeling that they that they've described to me. And I think that's just so beautiful. So I think even in the midst of us talking about death and us talking about the transitional moments, what the transitional, what if the transitional moment of between us living and us dying is actually a smooth one. It's a easy one. It's a good one, so why? Why be scared of death? And truthfully, if we're trying to get real deep, I'm like,, th this, this, this earth stuff is, is not cute. Earth sometimes could be heavy and not fun. Um, So if this is, if this is like the, the, this could be the worst of our, of our being, and after this it only gets better. Like, yeah.. Um, I'm being serious. Uh, But yeah.. But um, I'm praying for you. All right. I'm praying for us all. And if you. If you need a prayer, if you need some lightness energy, if you need whatever it's that you need, put in the comments. Or send me a DM on my social media pages, activate God on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and threads. And my number and my email is associated with. It as well. But I would love to hear a little bit more about what you believe about death and what your religion, say specifically, your particular upbringing say about what happens when you die. And I can tell you what I believe personally at this very moment of my life. So once again, I mentioned I'm Muslim Nigerian, Muslim, Yoruba particularly Yoruba, culturally, not Yoruba, religiously, and what I believe. At this very moment, I might change in two days from now, but at this very moment I believe in the idea of heaven and hell. But I believe that God really wants the best for us. And I believe the more good you do in this world, the more you'll be able to experience heaven. And the more likely you'll get into the place of heaven. That's my personal belief. And then I believe that once you do get to heaven, you'll be able to continue to be a source of guidance to the people who are living here. That's what I believe. I believe that. I believe that because of I think people who transitioned have the ability to continue to impact our lives till this day. Whether or not it is through by it is through their energy. Whether or not it is through them continuing to give us signs whether or not that is them, literally being a guy, guardian, angel or guardian. Angel to us. Um, I believe that. I believe that. Okay. I usually share a prayer at the end of the episode. So assume a posture of reverence. However way you wanna pray. Dear God, thank you for yet another day. Thank you for allowing us to live. Thank you for allowing us to breathe. Thank you for allowing us to experience life. Thank you for allowing us to understand that life is meant to be lived and death is ultimately inevitable. Please allow us to live a life that we can bask in. And as we do lose people and as we Also experience our own loss. God, please give us a easeful heart, an intentional mind, a light spirit, that allows us to really go through the grief stages that we need to go through of losing someone, but also allows us to know that the living right now is not the end of it all. So God, I ask that you continue to protect us, that you continue to protect our loved ones, that you continue to know what's best for us and allow us to exist in what's best for us. Allow our actions to be in alignment with you. God, I thank you. God, we thank you. We thank you for all these things and more. We thank you for the ways in which you continue to protect us, guide us, love us, and continue to show us the way. Please continue to set us up on a straight path, a path of joy, a path of love, a path of lightness, a path of living, a path of purpose, a path of contentment. Thank you, God. And we ask for all these things and more.'cause you know that we are people who desire more. As we continue to exist in gratitude and contentment. We ask for all these things and more. Thank you. Ameen, Amen, and Ase…! And once again, I would like to thank you all so much for watching this episode. This episode was a lot for me, to be quite honest, as I mentioned. But I'm grateful that I did it because life was meant to be lived and life was meant to be lived with minimal fear, with fears. But not to be stopped by the fears that are actually inhibiting us from existing and purpose. So once again, thank you for watching. And during the next episode, I'm gonna be talking about what does it look like to be committed? To be committed to, to be committed to your purpose, to be committed to have conviction. That's what's gonna be next. Um, yeah,, And I'd love to hear what topics you'd like me to cover. Because we're gonna be talking about for one, life lessons is a part of activate God, but also studying what different religions say and comparing and contrasting religion and spirituality. So we're gonna do it all. Once again, thank you. Thank you. This was a pleasure. We must do this more often. We must. We must. Um, And once again, if you have not already, please be sure to like,, comment, subscribe, share, and do all the other stuff. I think I said it all. I'd greatly appreciate it. Well, Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Ciao. Bye.