My journey deep into coma, outside this lowly physical realm and into the loftiest dwelling place of the almighty Creator, revealed the… — Eben Alexander Almighty Copy Share Image
Communicating with God is the most extraordinary experience imaginable, yet at the same time it's the most natural one of all, because… — Eben Alexander All time Copy Share Image
I understand what happens to the brain when people are near death, and I had always believed there were good scientific explanations… — Eben Alexander Always Copy Share Image
“My experience showed me that the death of the body and the brain are not the end of consciousness, that human experience… — Eben Alexander Death Copy Share Image
“Death: It is the greatest adventure. It is stunning that in western civilization we deny it to the degree that we do.… — Eben Alexander Adventure Copy Share Image
I had a foretaste of another, larger kind of knowledge: one I believe human beings will be able to access in ever… — Eben Alexander Able Copy Share Image
“Dogmatic religion is not open to people having direct access to those higher realms.” — Eben Alexander Religion Copy Share Image
“The brain itself does not produce consciousness. That it is, instead, a kind of reducing valve or filter, shifting the larger, nonphysical… — Eben Alexander Fitness Copy Share Image
How did I gain from not remembering my earthly self? It allowed me to go deep into realms beyond the worldly without… — Eben Alexander Accepted Copy Share Image
I'm not the first person to have discovered evidence that consciousness exists beyond the body. Brief, wonderful glimpses of this realm are… — Eben Alexander Body Copy Share Image
Evil was necessary because without it free will was impossible, and without free will there could be no growth—no forward movement, no… — Eben Alexander Chance Copy Share Image
“Hallucinogens affect the neocortex, and my neocortex wasn’t available to be affected.” — Eben Alexander Copy Share Image
“Our choice is not whether or not to be interested in philosophical questions, but whether or not to become conscious of the… — Eben Alexander Choice Copy Share Image
As a neurosurgeon, I did not believe in the phenomenon of near-death experiences. — Eben Alexander Believe Copy Share Image
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if… — Eben Alexander Life Copy Share Image
“there are really no “objects” in the world at all, only vibrations of energy, and relationships.” — Eben Alexander Copy Share Image
There is no scientific explanation for the fact that while my body lay in coma, my mind - my conscious, inner self… — Eben Alexander Alive Copy Share Image
“Love is, without a doubt, the basis of everything. Not some abstract, hard-to-fathom kind of love but the day-to-day kind that everyone… — Eben Alexander Children Copy Share Image
Laughter and irony are at heart reminders that we are not prisoners in this world, but voyagers through it. — Eben Alexander Heart Copy Share Image
“There were children, too, laughing and playing. The people sang and danced around in circles, and sometimes I’d see a dog, running… — Eben Alexander Children Copy Share Image
“For all the successes of Western civilization, the world paid a dear price in terms of the most crucial component of existence… — Eben Alexander Change Copy Share Image
Our spirit is not dependent on the brain or body. It is eternal, and no one has one sentence worth of hard… — Eben Alexander Body Copy Share Image
