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  • A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
  • Written by: Eben Alexander
  • Narrated by: Eben Alexander
  • Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (86 ratings)

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Proof of Heaven

Written by: Eben Alexander
Narrated by: Eben Alexander
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Publisher's Summary

The #1 New York Times bestselling account of a neurosurgeon's own near-death experience—for fans of 7 Lessons from Heaven.

Thousands of people have had near-death experiences, but scientists have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander was one of those scientists. A highly trained neurosurgeon, Alexander knew that NDEs feel real, but are simply fantasies produced by brains under extreme stress.

Then, Dr. Alexander’s own brain was attacked by a rare illness. The part of the brain that controls thought and emotion—and in essence makes us human—shut down completely. For seven days he lay in a coma. Then, as his doctors considered stopping treatment, Alexander’s eyes popped open. He had come back.

Alexander’s recovery is a medical miracle. But the real miracle of his story lies elsewhere. While his body lay in coma, Alexander journeyed beyond this world and encountered an angelic being who guided him into the deepest realms of super-physical existence. There he met, and spoke with, the Divine source of the universe itself.

Alexander’s story is not a fantasy. Before he underwent his journey, he could not reconcile his knowledge of neuroscience with any belief in heaven, God, or the soul. Today Alexander is a doctor who believes that true health can be achieved only when we realize that God and the soul are real and that death is not the end of personal existence but only a transition.

This story would be remarkable no matter who it happened to. That it happened to Dr. Alexander makes it revolutionary. No scientist or person of faith will be able to ignore it. Listening to it will change your life.

©2012 Eben Alexander (P)2012 Simon & Schuster, Inc

What the critics say

"Dr. Eben Alexander's near-death experience is the most astounding I have heard in more than four decades of studying this phenomenon. In my opinion, Dr Alexander is living proof of an afterlife." (Raymond Moody, MD, PhD, author of Life Beyond Life)

"Eben Alexander brings a unique perspective to the sacred world combining a glorious, personal vision of spiritual consciousness with patient, insightful scientific inquiry. Proof of Heaven is a compelling story of what may lie ahead for all of us in the life beyond this one. We have nothing to fear." (Allan J. Hamilton, MD, FACS, author of The Scalpel and the Soul and Zen Mind, Zen Horse)

"I can highly recommend this important book that has the potential to break many scientific taboos." (Dr. Pim van Lommel, cardiologist, author of Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience)

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What a great book! I recommend it. It gives you a clear enough account of what he says he saw up there...no one really knows but bottom line is it's all about LOVE!!! Good book! Check it out!

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Absolutely validated what I know to be true

I’ve spent a lot of time processing experiences I’ve had, thinking about how they fit into the common understanding of cosmology and comparing them to wisdom and stories from ancient religions, philosophy, and the like.
It sounds like should I read Eben Alexander’s next book “Map of Heaven” I might find myself even further vindicated.

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Insightful but with distractions

This book is very insightful and convincing and I'm grateful for the author's perspective.
Unfortunately, the author's references to Christian religion were irritating to me, to the point of being distracting. I wonder if the text would be more accessible to readers without those references, especially for readers like myself who are allergic to traditional religion, whose evils did so much pernicious harm to humanity. The surgeon is merely sharing his own beliefs, of course, but he did want to be heard by all.

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Excellent

Recounts such as this really help to enlighten and inform us as to the nature of reality and what comes after this life. It is all so uplifting and comfortlng.

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book incredible ... site Audible garbage

Book, incredible. Audible = garbage. The review won't even allow the words to be submitted.

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You need to read this book!

Engaging read. Powerful storytelling with compelling evidence of the afterlife. Accompanying music was very fitting.

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Great listening

Great listening and confirmation of the after life. Strengthened my faith and hope for life on earth.

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Great that it comes from a doctor

I dont agree with everything he says but overall it was good. He does not understand the nature of rebirth and Kamma based on what he says about it. All things are impermanent, nothing is forever including heaven.

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Beautiful Experience

Narrator did a great job conveying his thoughts in spite of the fact that it is basically impossible to share the experiences he had through words. I was moved and felt inner peace in hearing Eben's story.

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Oh My God

OMG. Wow.
This changes everything in my life.
Everything in my perspective has changed after listening to this. Life is literally different. I never would have thought..

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