By: Steven Bancarz
Do we have a soul? Is there life after
death? The afterlife is something that has been experienced by countless people
since recorded history who have returned to tell their tales, with the most
noteworthy account experienced first-hand by Harvard trained brain neurosurgeon
of 25 years, Dr. Eben Alexander. This is not just another afterlife account
that can be written off as a hallucination. Before we look at exactly how his
experience of the afterlife defies all scientific explanation, lets explore his
account a little bit.
Before his experience, he did not
believe existence of a non-physical spirit. Trained in western medical school
and surrounded by medical colleagues who are deeply invested in the materialism
view of the universe, he thought that the idea of a soul was outlandish. Like
most “skeptics”, he believed stories of the afterlife to be hallucinations or
products of the human imagination.
Dr. Alexander changed his mind after he
was in a coma for seven days caused by severe bacterial meningitis. During his
coma he experienced a vivid journey into what he knew to be the afterlife,
visiting both heavenly and not so heavenly realms.
After returning to his body and
experiencing a miraculous healing against all odds, and went on to write the NY
Times #1
best selling book “Proof of Heaven.” What Dr. Alexander confirms is that
our life here is just a test help our souls evolve and grow, and that the way
we succeed in doing so is to proceed with love and compassion. Here are just a
few other notable points he made:
– The experience of the afterlife was so “real” and expansive
that the experience of living as a human on Earth seemed like an artificial
dream by comparison.
– The fabric of the afterlife was pure LOVE. Love dominated the afterlife to such a huge degree that the
overall presence of evil was infinitesimally small. If you wish to know the
Universe, know Love.
– In the afterlife, all
communication was telepathic. There was no need for spoken words, nor even
any separation between the self and everything else happening around you. All
the questions you asked in your mind were immediately answered to you
telepathically as well.
When asked what he wants everyone to
know about the spiritual realm, he always answers saying that you are precious and infinitely
loved more than you can possibly imagine. You are always safe. You are
never alone. The unconditional and perfect Love of God neglects not one soul.
“Love is, without a doubt, the basis of
everything. Not some abstract, hard-to-fathom kind of love but the day-to-day
kind that everyone knows-the kind of love we feel when we look at our spouse
and our children, or even our animals. In its purest and most powerful form,
this love is not jealous or selfish, but unconditional.
This is the reality of realities, the
incomprehensibly glorious truth of truths that lives and breathes at the core
of everything that exists or will ever exist, and no remotely accurate
understanding of who and what we are can be achieved by anyone who does not
know it, and embody it in all of their actions.”
Now let’s talk credibility for a
minute. What makes this experience so much more significant than another NDE
account? Eben’s neocortex was completely nonfunctional during the time of his
coma do to his severe bacterial meningitis, so there is no scientific account
for why he experienced this. In fact, he gives refutations to 9 different
possible scientific explanations for his experience in his
book.
Here is an interview/feature he did
with ABC News about his condition and his experience:
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