2 Books Like A New Science of the Afterlife

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.

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… show more.