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#83 Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife | Dr. Eben Alexander
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Academic neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander III, whose career includes decades as a physician and associate professor at Harvard Medical School and revered teaching hospitals, was once staunchly committed to the materialist world view -- the belief that the physical world is all that exists.
His scientific belief system was altered by his 2008 transcendental near-death experience (NDE), an odyssey into another realm during a week-long coma.
Despite a bleak medical prognosis, Dr. Alexander awoke to make an inexplicable return to full health.
In this episode we discuss Dr. Alexander's New Book: Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Heart of Consciousness
What is the relationship between the mind and the brain?
Understand the true origins of consciousness and uncover ways to cultivate a state of harmony with the universe and our higher purpose. Questioning, thoughtful but also practical, Living in a Mindful Universe demonstrates how we can tap into our greater mind and the power of the heart to enhance many facets of our lives, including healing, relationships and creativity.
His medical case and recovery were validated in the peer-reviewed Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.
Dr Alexander shares his experience, pieced together from the notes he made as soon as he was able to write again. Unlike other accounts of near-death experiences, he is able to explain in depth why his brain was incapable of fabricating the journey he experienced. His story is one of profound beauty and inspiration.
Since his NDE, Dr. Alexander has been reconciling his rich spiritual experience with quantum physics, cosmology and the philosophy of mind.
Dr. Alexander speaks around the world to educate about the role that consciousness plays in wellness, healing and recovery.
A pioneering scientist and modern thought leader, Dr. Alexander was named to the prestigious Watkins Mind Body Spirit List 2020 (alongside the Dalai Lama, Pope Francis, Eckhart Tolle and Desmond Tutu), a list on which he has appeared numerous times since 2013. Dr. Alexander has been featured in more than 400 media interviews including for ABC-TV’s Good Morning America and 20/20, The Dr. Oz Show, Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday, Larry King Now, Fox and Friends, Discovery Channel, Biography Channel and numerous international radio, digital and podcast interviews.
His books are available in more than 40 countries: Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife, The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife, and Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Heart of Consciousness, co-authored with Sacred Acoustics co-founder Karen Newell.
For more information: http://ebenalexander.com/
