Re: Where Does Our Energy Go When We Die?
If one accepts the law of conservation of energy , i.e. that it can neither be created nor destroyed but is simply in a state of constant change then we must concede that we, human beings, are effectively just a temporary form made from that giant energy Lego set.
Once we accept this then the notion of death is somewhat of a misnomer. The castle built of Lego does not "die" when the child comes along to dismantle it in order to build a model car from the same bricks. Nothing has "died". Only FORM has changed.
If we are able to accept this then it follows that we have all been here since the beginning of the universe. Our energy has always been here but we've simply existed in other forms up until this point.
Death then is in fact nothing of the sort. It's just the next iteration of form.
The crux of course is the issue of whether there exists something other than this universal energy. If so then what is it and where does it go when our bodily energy dissipates back to its prima materia form? We are talking about the "vitality" or "spark of life" or "soul.
There is much to read and study in this respect and the material covers many diverse religions and creeds.
The works of Annie Bessant are quite interesting on this topic.