Eben Alexander | Neurosugeon on Consciousness, NDEs, and The Afterlife

"Memories are not stored in the brain" - Eben Alexander



Dr. Eben Alexander 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.



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!



Since then, Eben has been on the leading edge of NDE and consciousness research. He has written three NYT bestselling books about his experience and research: Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Near-Death Experience and Journey into the Afterlife, The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife, and Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Heart of Consciousness



Since Proof of Heaven  was released in 2012, he has been a guest on The Dr. Oz Show, Super Soul Sunday with Oprah Winfrey, ABC-TV’s 20-20 and Good Morning America, FOX-TV’s FOX & Friends, and his story has been featured on the Discovery Channel and the Biography Channel. He has been interviewed for over 400 national and international radio and internet programs and podcasts.  His books are available in over 40 countries worldwide, and have been translated into over 30 languages.



What you'll learn in this episode:



* What happens after we die* What we have learned from the science of NDEs* The function of the brain and the mind* Where memories are stores* The filter theory of the brain and consciousness* the trap of materialism and separation



Quotes



"I had the feeling during my NDE that I was taken around being shown everything"- Eben Alexander



"The ego would rather see the host dead than the ego dead" - Eben Alexander



"Memories are not stored in the brain" - Eben Alexander



"The brain is a filter or reducing valve for consciousness"- Eben Alexander



"We now have tens of millions of people who have been to the other side and lived to tell the tale"- Eben Alexander



Our modern world is experiencing a collective gift of desperation"- Eben Alexander



"As a scientist, I have become much more interested in astrology"- Eben Alexander



Continue the adventure:



ebenalexander.comSacred AcousticsThe Bigelow Institute of Consciousness Studies Award Winning Essays



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