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solveigchristina 's review for:
Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey Into the Afterlife
by Eben Alexander
I read this book because a friend asked for my opinion, and here it is:
What struck me most was this quote from page 152: "[...] we have lost touch with the deep mystery at the center of existence - our consciousness. It was (under different names and expressed through different world-views) something known well and held close by pre-modern religions, but it was lost to our secular Western culture as we became increasingly enamored with the power of modern science and technology."
These words immediately reminded me of something I had read in Yunkaporta's Sand Talk: "These are global stories and systems of knowledge that must have once been common to all people. We think something terrible must have happened in the north to make people forget, causing science to have to start all over again from scratch rather than building on what went before. What could this cataclysm have been?"
So, Alexander sets out to explain that disconnection and to encourage us to seek reconciliation. I admire his decision to risk his professional career to do so. He highlights that "You are loved." is the key message he received during his NDE, which aligns with what I have heard from other people's NDEs. That's reassuring. I lack the knowledge to judge Alexander's explanations and hypothesis regarding NDEs and consciousness, but they are food for thought.
I didn't like the first 50 pages though, through which I had to squirm and push myself due to my aversions reading about medical conditions and practices in all details.
What struck me most was this quote from page 152: "[...] we have lost touch with the deep mystery at the center of existence - our consciousness. It was (under different names and expressed through different world-views) something known well and held close by pre-modern religions, but it was lost to our secular Western culture as we became increasingly enamored with the power of modern science and technology."
These words immediately reminded me of something I had read in Yunkaporta's Sand Talk: "These are global stories and systems of knowledge that must have once been common to all people. We think something terrible must have happened in the north to make people forget, causing science to have to start all over again from scratch rather than building on what went before. What could this cataclysm have been?"
So, Alexander sets out to explain that disconnection and to encourage us to seek reconciliation. I admire his decision to risk his professional career to do so. He highlights that "You are loved." is the key message he received during his NDE, which aligns with what I have heard from other people's NDEs. That's reassuring. I lack the knowledge to judge Alexander's explanations and hypothesis regarding NDEs and consciousness, but they are food for thought.
I didn't like the first 50 pages though, through which I had to squirm and push myself due to my aversions reading about medical conditions and practices in all details.