Proof of Heaven - Eben Alexander

Proof of Heaven

By Eben Alexander

  • Release Date: 2012-10-23
  • Genre: Religion & Spirituality
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 3,292 Ratings

Description

The #1 New York Times bestselling account of a neurosurgeon's own near-death experience—for readers 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. Reading it will change your life.

Reviews

  • Disappointing

    1
    By Edroberts1943
    There is a story here, but the author failed miserably to convey it. I’d need to read it 10 times to figure out what he is saying. Terrible use of unfamiliar terms, along with poor writing in general, render the book to be a waste of time.
  • Amazing.

    5
    By PandoraSupportsRacists
    Absolutely amazing that we have even a small glimpse of the light and love from heaven.
  • Ignore the negative reviews

    5
    By jenna_kk
    If you remotely believe in life after death, this book does a beautiful job of discouraging doubt. Why is it so hard for us to believe we don’t know everything and not all things can be explained away? I appreciate the message that the author conveys to the reader-we are all loved and we are all connected. I needed to remember that today.
  • Not the best....

    1
    By 25EFR
    I found that the author’s narcissistic personality disorder made this book really difficult to read. Eben Alexander’s need to be the best at everything nagged at me from the beginning. I found myself being distracted wondering if he really was the surgical genius he makes himself out to be why did he leave Brigham and Women’s. About halfway through when he claims that his near-death experience was much better than everyone else’s I had to stop reading. I just could not take any more. This is a topic that I am very interested in hearing more about. But this author’s need to puff up everything to ten times its natural size made me think that I would learn more from a different book.
  • Amazing book

    5
    By SteveTaronji
    This book made me cry and opened my eyes to a world I ignored.
  • Proof of Heaven - Mixed feelings!

    4
    By Dukenhouston
    I loved the book and read it in 2 days and I am NOT a reader! I enjoyed it and I believe everything he wrote, however, I was expecting detailed account of him being in heaven and honestly, he gives very little details about heaven. Each chapter that he writes about heaven, he refers to 3 “levels” of heaven, a Realm of Earthworm’s Eye View, flying into a butterfly’s wing ( Gateway) and The Core that he felt was god. He would leave the core and go back to the Earthworm’s Eye View and then the gateway and then the Core...over and over? The book goes into a lot of detail about these 3 levels he experienced, but nothing about actual heaven. He said when flying on the butterfly’s wings he would be over beautiful fields, children running and playing, etc. But he never walks in the fields, meets or speaks to the kids playing, etc. Don’t get me wrong, it was a great read, but instead of feeling I’ve learned more about heaven, I’m was left with way more questions than anything.
  • You really do deserve it!

    5
    By Bob Sommers
    Wow! What I would have given to have had access to this book early in my business career. Secretly I never really felt fully worthy of my success and it kept me from excelling until I figured this out. Once you understand your value to the world, everything becomes easy and fun. This is the first and only book I’ve ever seen on this subject and it’s excellent. Read Josh’s book and save yourself from a life of mediocrity.
  • 4
    By bwkeable
    👌🏼great one
  • Thought provoking

    3
    By Mrsmac09
    I enjoyed this book. It's a quick read that feels a little stretched out but understandably so because there are just no words to describe the experience this man has gone through. I loved that this particular doctor is connecting science and spirituality-that they can coexist. It was a great read and definitely thought provoking.
  • Proof of heaven

    5
    By Drealaespanola
    Amazing book! Extremely detailed and well written. Have and would recommend it to anyone !