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Death & Rebirth 56 their mind will be loaded down with the weight of unwholesomeness and thus diminished by darkness. The persons will see a black spot or gloomy picture before being drawn into a black tube which is the way leading to the realm of suffering. Indeed, there are many destinations waiting for the dead. The deceased may be reincarnated in the realm of hell, purgatory, as devil, ghost, animals, human being, nymph, or angel, depending on the state of the mind when the person is dying. The state of mind could vary based on the ratio of brightness and darkness in the mind. So, the variable mixture could lead to a different afterlife. For example, if one's mind is blemished, one may be reborn in purgatory. But if one's mind is completely dark, one may head to a deeper hell realm. If the mind is slightly dark, one could reborn as an animal. Likewise, if one's mind is bright enough, one will be reborn as a human. If the mind is very bright, one can reborn as a celestial being,