Living in a Mindful Universe

A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Heart of Consciousness

By: Eben Alexander MD, Karen Newell

Narrated by: Eben Alexander MD, Karen Newell

Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

Dr. Eben Alexander, author of international phenomenon Proof of Heaven, shares the next phase of his journey to understand the true nature of consciousness and how to cultivate a state of harmony with the universe and our higher purpose.

In 2008, Dr. Eben Alexander's brain was severely damaged by a devastating case of bacterial meningitis, and he lapsed into a weeklong coma. It was almost certainly a death sentence, but Dr. Alexander miraculously survived and brought back with him an astounding story. During those seven days in coma, he was plunged into the deepest realms of consciousness, and came to understand profound truths about the universe we inhabit. What he learned changed everything he knew about the brain, mind, and consciousness and drove him to ask a question confounding the entire scientific community: How do you explain the origins of consciousness if it is not a byproduct of the brain? His challenge relates to a revolutionary shift now underway within our modern scientific understanding. Ultimately, direct experience is key to fully understanding how we are all connected through the binding force of unconditional love and its unlimited power to heal.

In Living in a Mindful Universe, the New York Times bestselling author of Proof of Heaven and The Map of Heaven shares his insights into the true nature of consciousness. Embracing his radically new worldview, he began a committed program of personal exploration into non-local consciousness. Along the way, he met Karen Newell, who had spent most of her lifetime living the worldview he had only just discovered was possible. Her personal knowledge came from testing various techniques and theories as part of her daily routine. With Living in a Mindful Universe, they share techniques that can be used to tap into our greater mind, explore how the power of the heart, and discuss how both can enhance healing, relationships, creativity, guidance, and more. Using various modalities related to meditation and mindfulness described herein, you too can gain the power to access that infinite source of knowing so vital to us all.

©2017 Eben Alexander, MD and Karen Newell (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved, under license from Rodale Inc. All rights reserved. Portal and Lightbody by Kevin Kossi used with permission from Sacred Acoustics LLC. All rights reserved.

Narration issues.

The subject matter was fascinating but Karen’s narration was sorely lacking. She was reading without emotion to the point that I had to skip over almost everything she contributed.

Great to read after finishing proof of heaven

It's awesome to hear about Dr Even Alexanders spiritual growth after his near death experience.

Beautiful!

I thoroughly enjoyed the ease of flow with which this was written as well as the inclusion of science with spirit. This is one of those books well worth repeated reading or listening. A huge thank you to Eben and Karen for sharing your work.

Brilliant!

Excellent advice on the next step in our journey as spiritual beings. I will read this again and again.

From Heavenly Visions to Eastern Mysticism

Those familiar with Eben Alexander's first book Proof of Heaven will find that he has strayed far from a mainstream or orthodox Christian worldview into areas more familiar to eastern mystics dealing with mediums and other conscious altering experiences. Though the concepts and experiences are interesting, it's best to stay sceptical.

Helpful While Grieving

After losing my husband/soulmate of 50 years+ I found this book helpful and anyone who is grieving knows how important even a glimmer of hope can be. I am amazed by Dr. Alexander’s experience and grateful that he has chosen to share it.
As far as the Audible version of this work is concerned, my only complaint is Karen’s robotic tone of voice…

Disappointing narrator/ book

This book started off strong, I loved the beginning about consciousness but then it was just example after example with not much practical tips which is what I was hoping for.

What really bothered me though was the narration by Karen Newell. I enjoyed Dr. Alexander’s narration but when her started reading her voice was so robotic it didn’t even sound like a person. To me a narrator amplifies emotion and meaning and I felt like that was lost anytime she read.

Overall I did enjoy the content of the book, but I wouldn’t recommend the audio version.

Hearing Voices

This book has incredibly important messages but the audio version skips from a human male voice to what I thought was a digital female voice randomly. It's very distracting and hard to listen to. It would be 100% better if it were Dr Alexander's voice only.

GREAT BOOK! I also experienced a NDE!

I had a NDE experience and was also a study subject with Bruce Greyson. I found the neurological opinion and great detail on the subject! Not a single doctor, of any type, could assist me with the aftermath of dealing with the changes in my body and mind. I have seen neuro docs, but no one was open to the NDE aspect. I quit speaking of it and still no explanation as to what I was dealing with. Evidence of abnormal neuro issues, but no explanations. Spiritual Gifts were given to me as a result of the enlightenment I received in the NDE. I did find some guidance to assist me along the way. IANDS was a great source of support. Thank you for sharing your own personal NDE with the world. It was helpful for me!

He has done it again!

It feels like this book is an overview of his whole life and experiences up to date. theres some repeat data but at 12 hour it's amazing rich in detail new and old and no matter what he may have repeated, it's still a fascinatingly beautiful story which I believe to be true, with healthy spectisizum!