How can we help our ancestors in the after-life?

When family members die, depending on our culture and traditions, we pay tribute to their lives by

offering flowers at their grave,
by publishing kind words about them in their memory in the obituary section of a newspaper or
hanging the photograph of the deceased in one's house.

However, all these have no significance in assisting them in the subtle world.

Spiritual research conducted indicates that after death about 60% of ancestors are unable to acquire momentum and move beyond the Earth plane due to lack of spiritual level and excessive desires. As they are unable to move on they reside mostly in their family homes.

There are many things we can do to help our ancestors as soon as they pass away and when they are in the afterlife. We will be covering the various things we can do in subsequent articles.

1. Spiritual protection chant of Sree Gurudev Datta

To immediately begin to help your ancestors, we recommend chanting the spiritual protection chant of Sree Gurudev Datta. Refer to the article on, ‘What does the spiritual protective chant of Sree Gururdev Datta represent?’.

2. Vulnerability of the deceased’s body and subtle body at the time of death

At the time of death, excretory gases are expelled from the dead body. These excretory gases are regular physical gases expelled by the body such as putrefying gases etc. Their frequencies and vibrations are negative in nature and as a result, the tama component increases in the immediate environment. The ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies, etc.) get attracted to these distressing frequencies and enter the environment around the dead body.

They attack the dead body by gaining control over the five vital energies and sub-vital energies which are in the process of being released into the Universe at the time of death. They emit black energy in smoke form on to the dead body, engulfing it and creating a black covering on it. Due to the attacks by ghosts, there is a transmission of black frequencies in the dead body and the corpse gets charged with black frequencies.

When the ghost gains control on the five vital energies and sub-vital energies, it also transmits whorls of black energy to ensnare the subtle body. It thus pulls the subtle body of the deceased ancestor in its field of attack. Then they trap the subtle body into their web of black frequencies and can create obstacles in its onward journey in the after-life. After some time many ghosts attack the subtle body by creating a whorl of black frequencies and take it into their complete control. In this way, ghosts systematically gain control over the dead body and the subtle body of the departed ancestor.

Spiritual science advocates some specific rites and rituals that need to be done at the time of death to protect the body and the subtle body from being potentially attacked by ghosts. In many cases, people either do not know these rituals or do not know how to perform them correctly.

3. Benefits of chanting ‘Sree Gurudev Datta’

The following are some of the main benefits of repeating the spiritual protection chant of Sree Gurudev Datta.

Reduces raja-tama: Lord Datta is an aspect of God that provides momentum to our ancestors. Effulgent striking frequencies are emitted through the chant of ‘Sree Gurudev Datta’. These frequencies reduce the severity of the frequencies of desire present around the subtle body of the departed ancestor. This results in a decrease in the raja-tama in the subtle body and thus reduces its heaviness. This enables the subtle body to gain energy to move onwards in its journey.

Protective sheath: A protective sheath is formed around the subtle body and its actual physical body. This protects it from attacks by ghosts.

Instigates momentum: As the attachment in the form of desires is also reduced the subtle body is able to cross the Earth plane in a shorter time period.

Spiritually purifies the environment: Due to the chanting, particles of divine consciousness are generated in the atmosphere. The subtle body of the recently departed ancestor benefits from these particles. All the persons chanting are also protected from the distressing frequencies present in the atmosphere.

Continued protection: By continuously repeating the chant of Sree Gurudev Datta on a daily basis, we protect ourselves from distress caused due to ancestors. We also help our ancestors in the after-life by providing them with the necessary sattva component to make their onward journey.

4. Which of your ancestors will benefit from the chant?

The ancestor who is troubling the most will derive maximum benefit and get first priority for the spiritual help generated by the protective chant of Sree Gurudev Datta.