I loved this book because it really made the case that consciousness survives death. The author achieves this by quoting long series of people who have died and been revived. The stories are organized by the issue they deal with, for instance how near-death experiences are almost always felt to be "more real than 'real' life." The sheer volume of these statements from people with widely differing backgrounds and belief systems, coupled with the fact that almost all of the stories are overwhelmingly positive, convinced me that I have to examine my fear of death and wonder how "realistic" it actually is.
'Like a master attorney, Jens Amberts has marshaled an abundance of virtually irrefutable evidence in making the case for the thesis of his brilliant book, Why an Afterlife Obviously Exists. Basing his argument on four fundamental facts about near-death experiences (NDEs), Amberts has written a book that every serious student of NDEs, and especially skeptics, should be sure to read. On finishing it, I doubt any reader will not be convinced that death is not a dead end.' Kenneth Ring, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Connecticut, author of Lessons from the Light
I loved this book because it used documentable evidence, free of fraud or hoaxes, to show that our awareness survives death. I've always loved science because it never claims to know "the truth" -- instead, science considers the evidence and draws conclusions based on that data, free of anyone's opinion or authority. And on that basis, the evidence emerging from ICUs everywhere convinces me that materialistic science needs to reconsider its own basic assumptions. What impressed me was how reassuring this evidence turns out to be. I've never been religious, and I'm still reluctant to say I believe in God just because of all the bad things that "believers" who claim to be "devout Christians" are saying and doing these days. Yet the evidence presented in this book makes me feel good about believing that there is an afterlife, and I'm happy about my prospects as my life inevitably comes to its end.
Reveals how the continuity of consciousness beyond the physical body can be objectively demonstrated.
Sharing his more than three decades of research into the afterlife and paranormal phenomena, award-winning documentary filmmaker Daniel Drasin shows that the continuity of human consciousness beyond the physical body and after death constitutes a legitimate area of scientific inquiry and that it can be objectively demonstrated.
Drasin begins by revealing how our belief in materialism-through its effects on our social norms, taboos, and even language-has deeply constrained our civilization's understanding of the nature of space, time, life, death, and consciousness. However, as Drasin explains, our…
I loved this book because it gives a crystal-clear interpretation of the words Jesus said -- at least the words that are provided in the New Testament. I've never been religious (although I have read the New Testament), but I am spiritual. The words and actions of the church, and of people who profess to be Christian, don't always resonate with what I feel is the truth. Yet there is a place inside where I know what is true, and when I hear or read something that resonates in that place, it gives me the strange feeling that I've just learned something new, and at the same time I've always known it but it wasn't conscious. Many of the writings of mystics, whether they're Christian like Meister Eckhart, Sufi like Rumi, or modern like Eckhart Tolle, give me that feeling. I get that feeling again and again as I read this book. Osho's words cut through all the hype and baggage that Jesus's words have accumulated through the centuries, giving me the feeling that I now know what he really meant. And that feeling is really welcome.
What if Jesus were not a supernatural being conceived by a virgin, but a real human being who had experienced the awakening of consciousness known as "enlightenment" in the East? This extraordinary line-by-line commentary on some of the best-known New Testament Gospels from Matthew and John tests the hypothesis that Jesus was a mystic, not a miracle worker of supernatural origin. Osho convincingly makes the case that the stories of Jesus' life were never meant to be a factual record of history, but rather are teaching parables designed to provide ongoing spiritual guidance for generations to come. I Say Unto…
As a doctor with nearly 50 years of experience with people at the end of life, I wanted to write a book that shows what's real, yet reassuring, about death. Everyone is afraid of dying (if they think about death at all), and I'm no exception. Yet my experience shows me that we all are always safe, no matter what happens to us. And although we think we know who we really are, and we assume we know what reality actually is, what I've seen makes me wonder if that's true. This book has lots of stories that show how I learned what the end of life is really about. It also reflects my thoughts about who we really are, and what our job is while we're here: healing, both ourselves and those around us.
