Claim. At the moment of death every detail of a life flashes as images before the mind; no judge is needed because the dying soul recognizes itself, and the criterion is whether the past was lived for others or for self.
Elaboration. SMM’s account of dying is auto-judgmental: “A person who regrets his past at the point of facing that final, fateful moment on earth will see all the details of his life flash across his mind as images. No one needs to explain to him what kind of person he is, he will know by himself” (2.10.1. At the time of impending death, 31-308, 1970.6.7). The differentiator is altruism: “If your life up to now has been a life of giving, there should be no fear on the path of death. If you give everything for others, sacrifice for others, shed tears for others while leading a life close to the truth, invest your life for others, find your desires in others, and concentrate all the life force flowing from your pulse and invest it for others, your past will become a shining past.” Saints “sought to live for history, the world, and the future”; ordinary people “sought to live for themselves.” The dying moment reveals which.
See also. csg-life-on-earth-is-an-instant-of-eternal-consequence