I felt the question of the afterlife was the black hole of the personal universe: something for which substantial proof of existence had been offered but which had not yet been explored in the proper way by scientists and philosophers. — Raymond Moody Copy Share Image
People into hard sciences, neurophysiology, often ignore a core philosophical question: 'What is the relationship between our unique, inner experience of conscious awareness and material substance?' The answer is: We don't know, and some people are so terrified to say,… — Raymond Moody Copy Share Image
I felt the question of the afterlife was the black hole of the personal universe: something for which substantial proof of existence had been… — Raymond Moody Copy Share Image
No doubt many people have the feeling that to talk about death at all is, in effect, to conjure it up mentally, to bring… — Raymond Moody Copy Share Image
I have absolutely no fear of death. From my near-death research and my personal experiences, death is, in my judgment, simply a transition into… — Raymond Moody Copy Share Image
A sense of humor has been linked with longevity. It is a possibility that the mental attitude reflected in a lively sense of humor… — Raymond Moody Copy Share Image
What do I think happens when we die? I think we enter into another stage of existence or another state of consciousness that is… — Raymond Moody Copy Share Image
The subject of death is taboo. We feel, perhaps only subconsciously, that to be in contact with death in any way, even indirectly, somehow… — Raymond Moody Copy Share Image
I have never been religious. I talk to God every day, but He's never said a word to me about religion! I think the… — Raymond Moody Copy Share Image
If you present your dog to a veterinarian with the instruction to put him to sleep, you would normally mean something very different than… — Raymond Moody Copy Share Image
The dying often have the sensation of rising up and floating above their own body while it is surrounded by a medical team, and… — Raymond Moody Copy Share Image
I was reading Plato's 'The Republic' at age 18, and I can't account fully the electricity that had for me. — Raymond Moody Copy Share Image
Very often, (in near-death experiences) the person encounters a divine or angelic being. This may be described as Christ, an angel, even God. — Raymond Moody Copy Share Image
