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Characteristics of Near-Death Experiences… R. Salariyan et al (167
greater union with light is a by reducing the attachment of
confirmation of this. the soul to the body.
In this moment, people
The Relationship between find themselves united with
Pleasure and a Sense of Unity their perceptions. This union
The direct relationship between reflects a person's love, interest,
the feeling of unity with the and belonging to those
perception of love and percpetions. In NDE, as the
pleasure can be sought in the extent to which the soul
relationship between the two belongs to the body decreases,
concepts of knowledge and the existential vastness increases
love. Love is the result of accordingly. As a result, it
knowledge and is obtained leads to a greater and deeper
only after perception and understanding of the feeling of
knowledge. (Suhrawardi, 1996, love and pleasure.
Vol. 3: 286) The interpretations of empiricists
In a hadith of Imam Sadiq, such as 'approaching the light',
“love is considered as an 'enlarging the light' and 'being
implications of knowledge”. drawn into the arms of light'
(Majlisi, 1983, Vol. 67: 22) can indicate a decrease in
So love is not possible belonging soul to body and thus
without perception and knowledge. increase the feeling of love and pleasure.
On the other hand, as Therefore, love is the
mentioned, the feeling of Result of knowledge and
unity is indeed the truth of existential unity and has a
knowledge and perception in direct relationship with it. In
purgatory, which is manifested contrast, the feeling of hatred
in the near-death experience
