For a person who has realized that his life on earth is only a part of his life and that beyond the grave he will continue the development begun here, his entire temporary existence acquires a special meaning

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Pyotr Kalinovsky

Transition

last illness, death and after

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PREFACE

The author of the book "Transition" - Pyotr Petrovich Kalinovsky found himself with his parents in Germany as a child in the 20s. He received a medical education. He is a surgeon by profession. After the Second World War, P. P. Kalinovsky lived and worked in Australia. He is Orthodox, he belongs to the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. It is noteworthy that P. P. Kalinovsky combines a scientist and a Christian in one person.

The first thing I would like to say about Dr. Kalinovsky's book is that it was written in a very kind way, by a man of deep faith and genuine experience of Christian spiritual life. Referring to a variety of authors, citing numerous excerpts and quotations, the author conveys what unites all the sources used - peace and love, which faith in Jesus Christ brings to every person.

The book is devoted to the most important question for a person - the question of death. There is no doubt that a person's way of life depends on what a person thinks about death: moral values, actions, character and much, much more. In our society, the most common attitude to death is: "It will come someday anyway, so there is no need to think about it!" "The end is the crown of the whole business," says a folk proverb. If you do not think about the result, then the very content of life becomes thoughtless, not directed to anything.

So, we are talking about the facts of the continuation of the existence of the personality, the human "I" after the death of our physical body. These facts include, first of all, the testimonies of people who survived clinical death and returned "back" either spontaneously or, in most cases, after resuscitation.