Near-Death Experiences: A Scientist's Perspective

Have you ever wondered if near-death experiences are real? We perceive only a fraction of our reality. We live in a world of sights and sounds that we never see nor hear. Albert Einstein contended that although our daily experiences seem to represent reality, the true nature of the universe is much more mysterious and hidden. “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one," he remarked.
Since 1967, the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia has been analyzing some of these hidden realities and evaluating them empirically. One of these phenomena is the Near-Death Experience. The Department has evaluated over 1,000 NDEs and I am delighted to have its former Director as my guest on this episode of Have You Ever Wondered? Dr. Bruce Greyson has studied near-death experiences for more than 45 years and is one of the world’s leading experts on their science and significance.
Dr. Greyson’s interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals.
In his beautiful book After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond, Dr. Greyson challenges our everyday ideas about our minds and our brains and offers key insights on how we can begin to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life. Dr. Greyson's years of study confirm many, many stories of near death experiences and shares the commonalities they all exhibit. Science confirms spirituality!
Please join us as I speak with Dr. Bruce Greyson, the nation’s leading expert on the subject of Near-Death Experiences. I hope that you will see that science and spirituality are compatible, and that being spiritual doesn’t require you to abandon science.
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