Proof of Heaven

A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife

By: Eben Alexander

Narrated by: Eben Alexander

Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins

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

Critic reviews

"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)

If Eternal life seems.... Well..

I have hoped it was true and since Becoming a Christian in 1974. This account of NDE Will give you the confidence that you're inquiring mind would not allow.

Dr. Alexander, a neurosurgeon, lays out so much proof and science that your cautious hope will become confidence. And he does it in an enjoyable, easy listening style.

Utterly amazing and inspiring......

This audiobook is absolutely a must listen! It applies to everyone, and it answers so many of today’s questions and debates with ONE simple truth. Spectacular!!!

A Must-Read for all Seekers of Truth

Dr. Alexander recounts the circumstances surrounding the mysterious onset of a deadly infection that caused him to experience a Near Death Experience (NDE). While in coma, the doctor found himself in a heightened state of consciousness that seems to be possible only because of the extreme disconnect from his physical body. During this altered state of consciousness, he is aware of a superior ability to understand his connectedness to the rest of the universe and it's inhabitants, the supreme energy of the universe being love. 


The author summarizes what he learned in coma as essential truth for the transformation of our world into a unified, sustainable, healthy and peaceful planet. It has been my experience that such universal truths must be discerned spiritually and that every individual has the ability to do so. All it takes is a desire to continually seek truth and act accordingly. We must never tire in seeking truth, and sometimes this means letting go of what we thought was truth, but no longer serves us.  We must not be foolish about the value of beliefs that no longer appear true and we must not allow tradition or philosophy to guide us once we learn to tap into the wisdom of the infinite. 


As you might imagine, a doctor such as the author has a foundation of knowledge based in scientific research. Dr. Alexander does not conclude that we must eschew science for religion. No, that is a superficial stance that appears in many a modern argument, leading the uninformed to believe the two disciplines must, by nature, be at odds with one another. To the contrary, what Dr. Alexander discovered is that humans are spiritual beings who are living in a physical world and are thus inhibiited in their ability to fully discern supernatural matters due to the inherent limitations of the physical body. 


Here are a few of my favorite quotes from the book:

"For some time now, students of the brain have suspected that the pressures of life on Earth have gradually caused the left brain - which seems to control reason and categorization - to become overly sensorious of the right side of the brain - which controls pattern recognition and creativity. There is evidence that this is true, to a degree. But what's important is to be conscious at all times of just how little of the true universe we are actually seeing at any given time. Through that knowledge itself, an opening appears through which the larger universe has a chance to reach us and hopefully, reorient us. For true progress on the Earth is only possible with this larger world in view." (New Afterward 21:05-49)

"My message is about unity, not separation, and it is my firm conviction that if it is mixed with love, no belief can separate. All faiths boil down to the ability to accept the miraculous nature of this universe we live in, the primacy of love, and the absolutely limitless power of its Creator. As such, belief in any of them can move mountains, and the chief mountain it can move is fear - the fear that is the deepest block to the recovery of our true spiritual nature. Once you allow yourself to truly believe in a universe where love is actually stronger than the apparent rules of the physical world, fear begins to diminish. As that seemingly immovable rock of fear moves to the side, the true world comes into view again. As many spiritual traditions agree, 'true love casts out all fear.'"  (New Afterward 31:39-32:34)

"Evil, and what Christianity traditionally calls sin... are not able to touch, or triumph over the goodness and love that are the heart and soul of the true universe." (New Afterward 55:05-19)


"We walk about not knowing that we are eternal beings in an incalculably long process of growth toward becoming who we were always truly meant to be. Like a salmon swimming upstream to the place where it was hatched, struggling and fighting hard against the current at times, we know all along on a deep level where we came from." (New Afterward 53:30-53:52)

A fantastic and insigfutl look at the great beyond

A brain surgeon's analytical journey into areas of consciousness as yet not fully understood. You really couldn't ask for a better analog for the death of the human brain or a smarter man to tell the tale. Definitely recommend this one.

Must Listen!

Don’t preview! I was blown away by this incredible story. Listen to this and I promise you won’t be disappointed despite your religious views/beliefs.

-Bill

Worth a listen!

This is my second time reading this well written book. It provides a hope of a wonderful after life.

Wonderful Account

Such a miracle! I enjoyed hearing his account of his experience of the afterlife. Thank you for sharing.

I’m very in touch

Enjoyed this book and author. I feel very connected and he did a really good explaining what I had experienced except I wasn’t nde.

Thought provoking

I read the book several times since it came out. Listening to it read by the author was !
I believe him. I believe from time to time we are offered a glimpse of the spiritual realm. Rarely. But I am grateful for him sharing his experience.

Extraordinary story

His scientific analysis of his transition from the material world to the spiritual world was thought provoking regarding the existence of a higher and ever loving spiritual being.