First published 2015
Eben Alexander, author of the bestselling "Proof of Heaven," continues his investigation into what lies beyond death. Drawing from his own near-death experience during a six-day coma caused by rare bacterial meningoencephalitis, Alexander examines fundamental questions about love, life, death, and reality itself. He combines insights from scientists and religious thinkers with contemporary physics and testimonies from those who have approached death's threshold. Alexander argues that consciousness creates reality and that quantum physics reveals matter's immaterial nature at the smallest scales. He incorporates reader correspondence from his lectures and teachings from major spiritual traditions including Platonism, alchemy, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Sufism. For Alexander, "paradise" refers not to traditional heaven but to the vast spiritual realm beyond the physical world, which makes our observable universe seem like a grain of sand on a beach. The book synthesizes mystical teachings, scientific data, and near-death experiences to present a unified reality encompassing both visible and invisible realms. Alexander calls for readers to find new meaning in their lives by recognizing this ultimate unity.
Genres: non-fiction, metaphysics, 21st-century, academic
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-journey, spiritual-awakening
173 pages · Kindle Edition · Les éditions Trédaniel