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Characteristics of Near-Death Experiences… R. Salariyan et al (163

                  Therefore, part of the difference   of  the  union,  the  deeper  and
               between near-death experiences         more intense their perception
               in the perception of union with        of pleasure or pain.

               action, as well as differences            Most experiencer admit that
               in  the  intensity  of  pleasures      the closer they get to the light
               and even torments can be due           and the more they unite with
               to differences in the intensity        it,  the  more  and  deeper  they
               of the influence of the action         feel  a  sense  of  love  and
               in the soul experiencer.               pleasure in themselves .

                                                          ➢ I  looked  to  my  right
               Indescribable  Love  and                      and  saw  A  silvery
               Pleasures, and Severe Torments                ghostly  form  through
               Other characteristics of near-                the fog. As he approached

               death experiences are indescribable           me,  a  feeling  of  love
               pleasures and severe torments.                formed in me that had
               This feature has been reported                all the meanings of the
               in most NDE. The feeling of                   word  love.  As  this
               love  and  pleasure  is  often                luminous being got closer
               associated  with  seeing  light               to me, these feelings of
               and increases as you approach                 love became so intense

               the light.                                    that  the  pleasure  was
                  Examination of experiences                 almost  too  much  to
               shows  that  the  intensity  of               bear. (Ref: Taylor, 1994,
               perception of pleasure or pain                Dannion Brinkley Exprience)
               is  directly  related  to  the             ➢ I was getting closer to
               intensity  of  existential  unity.            the light, and the point

               This  means  that  the  more                  of  light  was  getting
               people understand the intensity
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