Dr. Eben Alexander Proof Of Heaven

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Proof of Heaven by Dr. Eben Alexander
As a neurosurgeon, Dr. Eben Alexander believed that there was no tangible proof of heaven or a spiritual afterlife. Though many of his own patients claimed they had spiritual experiences, Dr. Eben listened to their stories but always had rational explanations for everything they had seen and felt. Near-death experiences were nothing more than the innermost parts of the brain working overtime in a traumatic event to help ease the pain and fear of a patient. The mind can conjure up all kinds of visual pictures and ideas while being unconscious. Not until he had his own near death experience did he understand what his patients were talking about. In his book, Proof of Heaven, Dr. Eben Alexander explains his spiritual journey …show more content…

Alexander was always more concerned about others than he was about himself—which is why, the morning he woke up with an excruciating headache, he ignored it so as to not worry his family. When he tried to get in the shower, pain shot through his back and head, and he had no choice but to go back to bed. Still, he told his worried wife to go about her business. He would take a small nap and wake up feeling fine. After some time passed and he had not awakened, his wife went to check on him. What she found was a lifeless, unconscious shell of her husband.
In a panic, she called emergency services, and Dr. Alexander was rushed to the hospital. After several tests, medicines, and scans, he was still not doing well and was actually falling deeper and deeper into a coma. He had less than 10% of his brain function left, and everyone was finally addressing the fear that they were going to lose him. While lying there unresponsive and barely alive on that bed, Dr. Alexander was experiencing something completely

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