#48 Dr. Eben Alexander - Proof of Heaven: A Harvard Neurosurgeon's 7-Day Near Death Experience & Insights on Consciousness

Dr. Eben Alexander is a renowned neurosurgeon and author of the groundbreaking book "Proof of Heaven," as he reveals the mysteries of the afterlife in this captivating interview. Dr. Alexander shares his detailed near-death experience (NDE) and takes us on a journey through the spiritual realm beyond the physical plane. He spent over 25 years as an academic neurosurgeon, including 15 years at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital, the Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. Over those years he personally dealt with hundreds of patients suffering from severe alterations in their level of consciousness. Many of those patients were rendered comatose by trauma, brain tumors, ruptured aneurysms, infections, or stroke. He thought he had a very good idea of how the brain generates consciousness, mind and spirit. In the predawn hours of November 10, 2008, he was driven into coma by a rare and mysterious bacterial meningo-encephalitis of unknown cause. He spent a week in coma on a ventilator, his prospects for survival diminishing rapidly. On the seventh day, to the surprise of everyone, he started to awaken. Memories of his life had been completely deleted inside of the coma, yet he awoke with memories of a fantastic odyssey deep into another realm – more real than this earthly one! His older son advised him to write down everything he could remember about his journey, before he read anything about near-death experiences, physics or cosmology. Six weeks later, he completed his initial recording of his remarkable journey, totaling over 20,000 words in length. Then he started reading, and was astonished by the commonalities between his journey and so many others reported throughout all cultures, continents and millennia. His journey brought key insights to the mind-body discussion and to our human understanding of the fundamental nature of reality. His experience clearly revealed that we are conscious in spite of our brain – that, in fact, consciousness is at the root of all existence. PODCAST CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - Dr Eben Alexander Introduction 00:02:50 - Awakening to the Primacy of Consciousness 00:05:15 - Vivid Experiences during Coma + Brain Dysfunction 00:14:54 - Healing the Abandonment Wound 00:17:16 - Access with Higher Realms through Meditation 00:19:39 - The Illusion of Self 00:22:16 - The Soul's Life Review 00:27:12 - The Power of Entanglement in Quantum Physics 00:29:42 - Unexplained Human Abilities and After Effects of NDE's 00:32:08 - The Power of Prayer 00:34:42 - Brainwaves and Sacred Acoustics Tones 00:39:33 - Journey to the Core Heavenly Realm 00:41:53 - The Source of Conscious Awareness 00:44:22 - Love as the Binding Force 00:46:43 - Mind and Mind over Matter 00:51:19 - Elevated Emotions for Manifestation 01:00:55 - Confirming the Reality of Spiritual Existence 01:06:00 - The 10th Anniversary Edition of Proof of Heaven 01:08:29 - The Symbolism of Butterflies 01:10:59 - Time Capsule Question ______________________ Guest: Dr. Eben Alexander, author of Proof of Heaven Website | http://ebenalexander.com/ Inner Sanctum Center | https://www.innersanctumcenter.com/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/EbenAlexanderMD Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/ebenalex3md/ Books | http://ebenalexander.com/books/ Sacred Acoustics | https://www.sacredacoustics.com/ Host: Emilio Ortiz Instagram | https://bit.ly/35fkcJx Subscribe on YouTube | @EmilioOrtiz ______________________ Special Offerings to Support the Show: Receive 15% off any purchase from Ra Optics, the world's best blue-light-blocking glasses. Use our code "justtapin" at checkout for your special discount - https://bit.ly/RaOptics-EmilioOrtiz Become a Member of GAIA, which offer the largest resource of consciousness-expanding videos. Get your FREE 7-day trial of Gaia here! https://bit.ly/emilio_invite