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丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲丕 亘毓丿 丕賱賲賵丕鬲
Raymond Moody is the 鈥渇ather鈥� of the modern NDE (Near Death Experience) movement, and his pioneering work Life After Life transformed the world, revolutionizing the way we think about death and what lies beyond. Originally published in 1976, it is the groundbreaking study of one hundred people who experienced 鈥渃linical death鈥� and were revived, and who tell, in their own words, what lies beyond death.
A smash bestseller that has sold more than thirteen million copies around the globe, Life After Life introduces us to concepts鈥攊ncluding the bright light, the tunnel, the presence of loved ones waiting on the other side鈥攖hat have become cultural memes today, and paved the way for modern bestsellers by Eben Alexander, Todd Burpo, Mary Neal, and Betty Eadie that have shaped countless readers notions about the end life and the meaning of death.
A smash bestseller that has sold more than thirteen million copies around the globe, Life After Life introduces us to concepts鈥攊ncluding the bright light, the tunnel, the presence of loved ones waiting on the other side鈥攖hat have become cultural memes today, and paved the way for modern bestsellers by Eben Alexander, Todd Burpo, Mary Neal, and Betty Eadie that have shaped countless readers notions about the end life and the meaning of death.
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First published November 1, 1975
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About the author
Raymond A. Moody Jr.
98听books230听followersRaymond Moody, M.D., Ph.D. is the bestselling author of eleven books which have sold over 20 million copies. His seminal work, Life After Life, has completely changed the way we view death and dying and has sold over 13 million copies worldwide. His latest book is GLIMPSES OF ETERNITY: Sharing a Loved One's Passage from this Life to the Next.
Dr. Moody is the leading authority on the "near-death experience"--a phrase he coined in the late seventies. He is best known for his ground-breaking work on the near-death experience and what happens when we die. The New York Times calls Dr. Moody "the father of the near-death experience."
Dr. Moody has enlightened and entertained audiences all over the world for over three decades. He lectures on such topics as: Near Death Experiences, Death With Dignity, Life After Loss, Surviving Grief & Finding Hope, Reunions: Visionary Encounters With Departed Loved Ones, The Healing Power of Humor, The Loss of Children, The Logic of Nonsense, and Catastrophic Tragedies & Events causing collective grief response.
In addition to his writing and lecturing, he is in the private practice of philosophical counseling and consulting on dying. Dr. Moody also trains hospice workers, clergy, psychologists, nurses, doctors, and other medical professionals on matters of grief recovery and dying. He helps people to identify systems of support and to cope with their anxiety, grief, and loss through better understanding of mourning and bereavement.
Dr. Moody received his medical degree from the College of Georgia and his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Virginia where he also received his M.A. and B.A.
He is the recipient of many awards including the World Humanitarian Award and a bronze medal in the Human Relations category at the New York Film Festival for the movie version of Life After Life.
Dr. Moody is a frequent media guest and has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show three times, as well as on hundreds of other local and nationally syndicated programs such as MSNBC: Grief Recovery, Today, ABC's Turning Point, and hundreds more.
Dr. Moody is the leading authority on the "near-death experience"--a phrase he coined in the late seventies. He is best known for his ground-breaking work on the near-death experience and what happens when we die. The New York Times calls Dr. Moody "the father of the near-death experience."
Dr. Moody has enlightened and entertained audiences all over the world for over three decades. He lectures on such topics as: Near Death Experiences, Death With Dignity, Life After Loss, Surviving Grief & Finding Hope, Reunions: Visionary Encounters With Departed Loved Ones, The Healing Power of Humor, The Loss of Children, The Logic of Nonsense, and Catastrophic Tragedies & Events causing collective grief response.
In addition to his writing and lecturing, he is in the private practice of philosophical counseling and consulting on dying. Dr. Moody also trains hospice workers, clergy, psychologists, nurses, doctors, and other medical professionals on matters of grief recovery and dying. He helps people to identify systems of support and to cope with their anxiety, grief, and loss through better understanding of mourning and bereavement.
Dr. Moody received his medical degree from the College of Georgia and his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Virginia where he also received his M.A. and B.A.
He is the recipient of many awards including the World Humanitarian Award and a bronze medal in the Human Relations category at the New York Film Festival for the movie version of Life After Life.
Dr. Moody is a frequent media guest and has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show three times, as well as on hundreds of other local and nationally syndicated programs such as MSNBC: Grief Recovery, Today, ABC's Turning Point, and hundreds more.
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July 24, 2021
"What Is It Like To Die?"
Usually, I like to do my research thoroughly, prior to buying/ reading a book, for I like to spend the little time I have for reading as effectively as possible. However, when I saw Life After Life in a bookshelf, the title was sufficient enough to make me grab a copy immediately. I'm really glad I did so.
"All the great religions of man have many truths to tell us."
"There was more we needed to know about life that I hadn't ever thought about."
As the author himself quite eloquently express during introductory chapter, the subject of Death is not the most popular subject one out there, and it's understandable why most would stay away for a myriad of reasons. But this is not a book on death. Rather, it's a book to change one's views and opinions on death and what comes after.
"Human language is inadequate to express the ultimate realities directly."
I knew I would love this book right from the start, for the author had this amazing way of presenting everything using a lot of facts (as much as possible) without any conjecture. This allows readers of diverse religious/ cultural beliefs to understand the contents without feeling any discomforts. Though the book might not present a large amount of research matter, or complex theories, the examples selected by Dr. Moody are well capable of driving home the key takeaways.
"The being seems to stress the importance of two things in life: Learning to love other people and acquiring knowledge."
If you ever get a change to read this book, don't miss the opportunity. Whatever your present view of Life and Death is, Life After Life will give you a lot to think about and might be able to change your life profoundly. At the risk of repeating myself - which I do each time I read a great non-fiction book - I will say, everybody should read this book, at least once.
"No matter how old you are, don't stop learning. For this is a process, I gather, that goes on for eternity."
Usually, I like to do my research thoroughly, prior to buying/ reading a book, for I like to spend the little time I have for reading as effectively as possible. However, when I saw Life After Life in a bookshelf, the title was sufficient enough to make me grab a copy immediately. I'm really glad I did so.
"All the great religions of man have many truths to tell us."
"There was more we needed to know about life that I hadn't ever thought about."
As the author himself quite eloquently express during introductory chapter, the subject of Death is not the most popular subject one out there, and it's understandable why most would stay away for a myriad of reasons. But this is not a book on death. Rather, it's a book to change one's views and opinions on death and what comes after.
"Human language is inadequate to express the ultimate realities directly."
I knew I would love this book right from the start, for the author had this amazing way of presenting everything using a lot of facts (as much as possible) without any conjecture. This allows readers of diverse religious/ cultural beliefs to understand the contents without feeling any discomforts. Though the book might not present a large amount of research matter, or complex theories, the examples selected by Dr. Moody are well capable of driving home the key takeaways.
"The being seems to stress the importance of two things in life: Learning to love other people and acquiring knowledge."
If you ever get a change to read this book, don't miss the opportunity. Whatever your present view of Life and Death is, Life After Life will give you a lot to think about and might be able to change your life profoundly. At the risk of repeating myself - which I do each time I read a great non-fiction book - I will say, everybody should read this book, at least once.
"No matter how old you are, don't stop learning. For this is a process, I gather, that goes on for eternity."
March 4, 2018
I had just started my first work, I was going to continue a phD and start my own business and then it hit me, we're all going to die.
I was plundering into a state of paramount depression, I found out what I was experiencing was called an existential crisis and after a week of staying at home sleeping I decided to seek truth, I prayed more sincerely than I have ever done, I prayed God (which I was questioning his existence) helps me understand and then somehow instantaneously I stumbled upon this book.
I figured out there are things beyond human understanding and there are phenomena you can't explain, the signs are there you just have to search, knock and the doors will open, ask and you will be answered, but whatever you do weather you're an atheist or devoutly religious, LOVE! not just your wife/husband or girlfriend/boyfriend, love your friends your neighbours your family...In short love humanity because this is the true meaning of this life and the one after, God exists because love exists.
I was plundering into a state of paramount depression, I found out what I was experiencing was called an existential crisis and after a week of staying at home sleeping I decided to seek truth, I prayed more sincerely than I have ever done, I prayed God (which I was questioning his existence) helps me understand and then somehow instantaneously I stumbled upon this book.
I figured out there are things beyond human understanding and there are phenomena you can't explain, the signs are there you just have to search, knock and the doors will open, ask and you will be answered, but whatever you do weather you're an atheist or devoutly religious, LOVE! not just your wife/husband or girlfriend/boyfriend, love your friends your neighbours your family...In short love humanity because this is the true meaning of this life and the one after, God exists because love exists.
June 27, 2014
I first saw this book sitting on top of my apartment complex mail boxes as I was taking out the trash. the book sat there for 2 months when I finally just picked it up to investigate and as you guessed, it was Life After Life.
I began reading it and within the 1st chapter was surprised how interesting it was because I do not usually read these types of books. I was 18 and called myself an athiest. Really I think I was just mad at god at the time but by the end of this book I admitted to myself I did believe in some kind higher power. This book really effected me.
Now I do not go to church or read the bible but there is meaning in living and I do believe in a life after this one.
Anyhoo. Great book. Even if you do not believe in this stuff, its interesting.
I began reading it and within the 1st chapter was surprised how interesting it was because I do not usually read these types of books. I was 18 and called myself an athiest. Really I think I was just mad at god at the time but by the end of this book I admitted to myself I did believe in some kind higher power. This book really effected me.
Now I do not go to church or read the bible but there is meaning in living and I do believe in a life after this one.
Anyhoo. Great book. Even if you do not believe in this stuff, its interesting.
June 9, 2021
This was an eye-opener for me. I was exploring different belief systems at the time that I came across Life After Life . I had been reading accounts of Edgar Cayce's life and his predictions, and I was open to the possibility of NDE's and the notion of reincarnation.
I like the idea that everything has some sort of energy or spirit or personality that is not totally extinguished on the death of the vessel encapsulating it for the time being.
As children, we chant the nursery rhyme: Life is but a dream...
And we are told to row our boats gently but merrily down the stream of life.
We may never have all the answers to the eternal question of "why" or "how" of existence. And don't worry, I don't accept everything I read as "gospel" truth! I study both sides of an issue, and I prefer to remain open - to everything.
Life is more "wonder-ful" that way!
I like the idea that everything has some sort of energy or spirit or personality that is not totally extinguished on the death of the vessel encapsulating it for the time being.
As children, we chant the nursery rhyme: Life is but a dream...
And we are told to row our boats gently but merrily down the stream of life.
We may never have all the answers to the eternal question of "why" or "how" of existence. And don't worry, I don't accept everything I read as "gospel" truth! I study both sides of an issue, and I prefer to remain open - to everything.
Life is more "wonder-ful" that way!
October 23, 2018
A Milestone!
Great read without a doubt, as it accounted for evidence backed not only by personal encounters, but also by research. In all actuality, the author was the one who brought into light the term NDE at a time when it was only a hearsay. Faith is immense, and that鈥檚 what the author鈥檚 accounts have implicitly, and oftentimes explicitly, denoted. Great read and highly recommended!
Great read without a doubt, as it accounted for evidence backed not only by personal encounters, but also by research. In all actuality, the author was the one who brought into light the term NDE at a time when it was only a hearsay. Faith is immense, and that鈥檚 what the author鈥檚 accounts have implicitly, and oftentimes explicitly, denoted. Great read and highly recommended!
February 14, 2020
I read this book some time ago. I remember it as a positive early look at what happens when a person dies. Having been a nurse, the stories resonated with me. I would say Elisabeth Kubler-Ross does a more thorough job of exploring this topic, as now it is a topic that is being discussed. I think you could call Moody's work pioneering, because Death was a forbidden topic when it was published (1975)
June 23, 2011
This is my first book that I've read about people's life after death experiences. I knew that many people had such experiences and so I looked on amazon to see if any books had been written. I was surprised to see just how many books have been written. I chose to read Life after Life because it "investigates more than one hundred case studies of people who experienced "clinical death" and were subsequently revived," and then categorizes these people's experiences into events that the people experienced in common. I was pleasantly surprised to see that most people experience very similar events, no matter what their background. I especially enjoyed reading about "the personage of light" that many people encounter and the feeling of love that they feel in this person's presence. Although I've always had hope and faith in life after death, this book has increased that conviction and has taken away any fear of death that resided within my darker corners. Although the author is a professor at the University of Nevada, which should say something about his credibility, unfortunately, at the end of the book he wrote about things that lessened his credibility in my mind, such as that he has developed techniques for people to contact the dead and visit the other side, etc. I don't believe that such things can occur by man's will, only by God's. Nevertheless, I still think the book is worth reading. I look forward to comparing this to other books on life after death.
March 10, 2021
螠委伪 苇蟻蔚蠀谓伪 蟿慰蠀 Moody 蟺维谓蠅 蟽蟿喂蟼 渭蔚蟿伪胃伪谓维蟿喂蔚蟼 蔚渭蟺蔚喂蟻委蔚蟼, 伪纬慰蟻伪蟽渭苇谓慰 蟺苇蟻蟽喂 渭蠈位喂蟼 渭委伪 渭苇蟻伪 渭蔚蟿维 蟿慰 胃维谓伪蟿慰 蟿畏蟼 纬喂伪纬喂维蟼 渭慰蠀 慰蟻渭蠋渭蔚谓畏 委蟽蠅蟼 伪蟺蠈 渭委伪 伪谓维纬魏畏 谓伪 蟺维蟻蠅 渭委伪 蔚位蟺委未伪 蠈蟿喂 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 蟿慰 蟽蠋渭伪 谓伪 蟿蔚位蔚喂蠋谓蔚喂 蔚未蠋 伪位位维 畏 蠄蠀蠂萎 蟽蠀谓蔚蠂委味蔚喂 魏维蟺慰蠀 伪位位慰蠉. 惟蟽蟿蠈蟽慰 位蠈纬蠅 魏伪魏萎蟼 蠄蠀蠂慰位慰纬委伪蟼 未蔚谓 魏伪蟿维蠁蔚蟻伪 谓伪 尉蔚魏喂谓萎蟽蠅 蟿畏谓 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽畏 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 维蠁畏蟽伪 纬喂伪 蠁苇蟿慰蟼 蠈蟺慰蠀 蔚谓蟿蔚位蠋蟼 萎蟻蔚渭畏 蟺喂伪 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 蟿慰 未喂伪尾维蟽蠅 蠂蠅蟻委蟼 谓伪 渭慰蠀 蠀蟺蔚谓胃蠀渭委味蔚喂 蟽蔚 魏维胃蔚 蟽蔚位委未伪 蟿畏谓 伪蟺蠋位蔚喂伪 渭慰蠀.
韦蠋蟻伪 伪谓 蟽蠀谓畏胃委味蔚蟿蔚 谓伪 渭蔚位蔚蟿维蟿蔚 蟿苇蟿慰喂慰蠀 蔚委未慰蠀蟼 蠁伪喂谓蠈渭蔚谓伪 蟽委纬慰蠀蟻伪 胃伪 苇蠂蔚蟿蔚 蟺伪蟻慰蠀魏慰位慰蠀胃萎蟽蔚喂 蟺慰位蠉 蟺喂慰 蟺蟻蠈蟽蠁伪蟿蔚蟼 蔚魏蟺慰渭蟺苇蟼, 谓蟿慰魏喂渭伪谓蟿苇蟻 魏伪喂 渭伪蟻蟿蠀蟻委蔚蟼 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺蠅谓 蟺慰蠀 蟺苇胃伪谓伪谓, -纬喂伪 位委纬慰- 魏伪喂 渭蔚蟿维 蔚蟺苇蟽蟿蟻蔚蠄伪谓 渭喂位蠋谓蟿伪蟼 纬喂伪 蟿慰 蟿慰蠉谓蔚位, 蟿慰 蠁蠅蟼 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 伪蟺苇蟻伪谓蟿畏 伪纬维蟺畏 蟺慰蠀 苇谓喂蠅蟽伪谓 谓伪 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟺蔚蟻喂渭苇谓蔚喂 "伪蟺苇谓伪谓蟿喂" 伪谓蔚尉伪蟻蟿萎蟿蠅蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 伪谓 萎蟿伪谓 胃蟻萎蟽魏慰喂, 蟽蔚 蟺慰喂伪 胃蟻畏蟽魏蔚委伪 蟺委蟽蟿蔚蠀伪谓, 伪谓 萎蟿伪谓 维胃蔚慰喂, 伪纬谓蠅蟽蟿喂魏喂蟽蟿苇蟼, 魏位蟺.
螒谓 蔚委蟽伪喂 伪蟺' 伪蠀蟿慰蠉蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟺喂蟽蟿蔚蠉慰蠀谓 蠈蟿喂 蠈位伪 蟿蔚位蔚喂蠋谓慰蠀谓 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 胃维谓伪蟿慰 委蟽蠅蟼 蟽蔚 魏维谓蔚喂 谓伪 伪位位维尉蔚喂蟼 纬谓蠋渭畏. 螒位位维 伪魏蠈渭畏 魏喂 伪蠀蟿蠈 谓伪 魏伪蟿伪蠁苇蟻蔚喂 魏伪谓蔚委蟼 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 蟽慰蠀 蔚纬纬蠀畏胃蔚委 蠈蟿喂 伪蠀蟿萎 蔚委谓伪喂 魏伪喂 畏 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪...
韦蠋蟻伪 伪谓 蟽蠀谓畏胃委味蔚蟿蔚 谓伪 渭蔚位蔚蟿维蟿蔚 蟿苇蟿慰喂慰蠀 蔚委未慰蠀蟼 蠁伪喂谓蠈渭蔚谓伪 蟽委纬慰蠀蟻伪 胃伪 苇蠂蔚蟿蔚 蟺伪蟻慰蠀魏慰位慰蠀胃萎蟽蔚喂 蟺慰位蠉 蟺喂慰 蟺蟻蠈蟽蠁伪蟿蔚蟼 蔚魏蟺慰渭蟺苇蟼, 谓蟿慰魏喂渭伪谓蟿苇蟻 魏伪喂 渭伪蟻蟿蠀蟻委蔚蟼 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺蠅谓 蟺慰蠀 蟺苇胃伪谓伪谓, -纬喂伪 位委纬慰- 魏伪喂 渭蔚蟿维 蔚蟺苇蟽蟿蟻蔚蠄伪谓 渭喂位蠋谓蟿伪蟼 纬喂伪 蟿慰 蟿慰蠉谓蔚位, 蟿慰 蠁蠅蟼 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 伪蟺苇蟻伪谓蟿畏 伪纬维蟺畏 蟺慰蠀 苇谓喂蠅蟽伪谓 谓伪 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟺蔚蟻喂渭苇谓蔚喂 "伪蟺苇谓伪谓蟿喂" 伪谓蔚尉伪蟻蟿萎蟿蠅蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 伪谓 萎蟿伪谓 胃蟻萎蟽魏慰喂, 蟽蔚 蟺慰喂伪 胃蟻畏蟽魏蔚委伪 蟺委蟽蟿蔚蠀伪谓, 伪谓 萎蟿伪谓 维胃蔚慰喂, 伪纬谓蠅蟽蟿喂魏喂蟽蟿苇蟼, 魏位蟺.
螒谓 蔚委蟽伪喂 伪蟺' 伪蠀蟿慰蠉蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟺喂蟽蟿蔚蠉慰蠀谓 蠈蟿喂 蠈位伪 蟿蔚位蔚喂蠋谓慰蠀谓 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 胃维谓伪蟿慰 委蟽蠅蟼 蟽蔚 魏维谓蔚喂 谓伪 伪位位维尉蔚喂蟼 纬谓蠋渭畏. 螒位位维 伪魏蠈渭畏 魏喂 伪蠀蟿蠈 谓伪 魏伪蟿伪蠁苇蟻蔚喂 魏伪谓蔚委蟼 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 蟽慰蠀 蔚纬纬蠀畏胃蔚委 蠈蟿喂 伪蠀蟿萎 蔚委谓伪喂 魏伪喂 畏 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪...
April 19, 2022
A doctor in search of an answer to the age old question - Is there life after death? - interviews numerous people whom have died and been brought back.
I, personally, will be forever thankful to the nurse who refused to give up on my Momma 45 years ago, while the doctor was telling my Dad that he was sorry and they did all they could to save her, the nurse (a family friend) had stayed in the room, climbed up on the bed, straddled Momma's waist, hooked her hands together and brought them down on Momma's chest with "everything in me". The paddles hadn't worked but the sheer determination and love of this little nurse started her heart and brought Momma back.
Of course, Momma was furious because she said "I was in Heaven, why didn't y'all just leave me alone."
Ah, Momma, you're there now and I miss you ... every minute of every day.
I, personally, will be forever thankful to the nurse who refused to give up on my Momma 45 years ago, while the doctor was telling my Dad that he was sorry and they did all they could to save her, the nurse (a family friend) had stayed in the room, climbed up on the bed, straddled Momma's waist, hooked her hands together and brought them down on Momma's chest with "everything in me". The paddles hadn't worked but the sheer determination and love of this little nurse started her heart and brought Momma back.
Of course, Momma was furious because she said "I was in Heaven, why didn't y'all just leave me alone."
Ah, Momma, you're there now and I miss you ... every minute of every day.
March 25, 2009
I read this book a looooooong time ago. It's been updated since then. It is absorbing, extremely interesting, and ultimately hopeful. I would highly recommend it.
July 2, 2013
Nothing, NOTHING has our fascination or questions more than death. DEAD? life afterward? not to mention all the various religious interpretations.
There had been too many patients that confidentially reported their own remembrances of NDE (near death experience). A flow through a tunnel or tube, dark but not scary, warm, floating, and more. He decided to interview, as it turned out, 150 people and see if their were common elements in what they "saw" and remembered.
Dr. Moody's own reluctance but desire to investigate gave him enough legitimate standing to find out just what people were saying. Where they thought they "went" and what they saw. Enough detail and verification is/was added that the person who had the experience couldn't have possibly known if what they said hadn't happened.
And this is book is not just a diatribe of a single instance that has made some people wealthy for the book deal (Heaven can Wait, Dying to be Me, are two good examples) but rather this is a selected group of as I said, 150, with detailed accounts of what happened (anonymous only because those who volunteered didn't want scrutiny or fame).
It's quite food for thought, to borrow a much maligned clich茅. And a quick read. If you are with aging loved ones who are afraid, or if you are curious but scared yourself this could be valuable. We are, as you know, all dying. That is for sure.
There had been too many patients that confidentially reported their own remembrances of NDE (near death experience). A flow through a tunnel or tube, dark but not scary, warm, floating, and more. He decided to interview, as it turned out, 150 people and see if their were common elements in what they "saw" and remembered.
Dr. Moody's own reluctance but desire to investigate gave him enough legitimate standing to find out just what people were saying. Where they thought they "went" and what they saw. Enough detail and verification is/was added that the person who had the experience couldn't have possibly known if what they said hadn't happened.
And this is book is not just a diatribe of a single instance that has made some people wealthy for the book deal (Heaven can Wait, Dying to be Me, are two good examples) but rather this is a selected group of as I said, 150, with detailed accounts of what happened (anonymous only because those who volunteered didn't want scrutiny or fame).
It's quite food for thought, to borrow a much maligned clich茅. And a quick read. If you are with aging loved ones who are afraid, or if you are curious but scared yourself this could be valuable. We are, as you know, all dying. That is for sure.
January 10, 2021
I should've read this book - the first serious book on 'Near Death Experiences'; the book which coined the term - before I read all those wacky kindle unlimited books on people's fabulous adventures on the other side.
First published way back in the 20th century, this book is full of extra-ordinary revelations that the author expects you to find dubious like: 'Did you know that a surprisingly large number of people have had an NDE and - get this - they all have similar experiences, like they all have the experience of travelling down a tunnel towards a white light. Isn't that crazy?'
So strange to read now that 'go into the light' is a clich茅.
Which is to say that this is an interesting, serious, and even-handed book, but everything in it has now passed into pop culture, so there's not much new.
First published way back in the 20th century, this book is full of extra-ordinary revelations that the author expects you to find dubious like: 'Did you know that a surprisingly large number of people have had an NDE and - get this - they all have similar experiences, like they all have the experience of travelling down a tunnel towards a white light. Isn't that crazy?'
So strange to read now that 'go into the light' is a clich茅.
Which is to say that this is an interesting, serious, and even-handed book, but everything in it has now passed into pop culture, so there's not much new.
April 10, 2021
This was such an interesting book about peoples near death experiences/out of body experiences. It's amazing how many peoples stories are similar. I highly recommend it to anyone curious about death and beyond.
August 6, 2021
Would be much more helpful if you had NDE or OBE. I once had this OBE during sleep paralysis, and I understood what these people were talking about. Most importantly, if you have lost someone recently this book can give you some type of closure by assuring you that they are literally in a better place and are happy, actually. Give it a read once, even if you are highly skeptical.
April 14, 2024
An excellent introduction to life after death. I came to know of this book through a priest while he was delivering the homily during a Sunday mass and it immediately intrigued me. I am now almost convinced after reading this book that strange things happen after our death. The testimonies of people who underwent a Near Death Experience (NDE) were mind-blowing. These people reported seeing a white blinding light while they were in a state of clinical death and in some cases almost at the point of death. I saw a similar testimony of this white blinding light on a 欧宝娱乐 review of a book and also on a Facebook post. It's quite amazing to see the similarities.
I enjoyed reading about parallels on NDE and afterlife from the works of Plato, Emanuel Swedenborg and The Tibetan Book of the Dead. The good explanations to objections raised by doubters were excellent. I got to know a lot of medical and psychiatric stuff. It was cool to know about this thing called autoscopic hallucination wherein a person sees a projection of himself into his own visual field. That was eerie and I didn't even know such things existed.
Still, I have some questions left unanswered. How come the accounts of the narratives of the people involved in a NDE in this book say only positive things about the afterlife which they had a brief glimpse into. No one said anything about purgatory and hell. Is there no punishment for murderers, rapists, acid throwers, dowry harassers, Hitler, Stalin, Osama bin Laden etc.? I wish the vile and wicked people would suffer for their evil deeds. Certainly I need to read more on this topic to get some clarity. But one thing is for sure, atleast for me. Strange preternatural events happen immediately after our death. So live your life meaningfully.
I enjoyed reading about parallels on NDE and afterlife from the works of Plato, Emanuel Swedenborg and The Tibetan Book of the Dead. The good explanations to objections raised by doubters were excellent. I got to know a lot of medical and psychiatric stuff. It was cool to know about this thing called autoscopic hallucination wherein a person sees a projection of himself into his own visual field. That was eerie and I didn't even know such things existed.
Still, I have some questions left unanswered. How come the accounts of the narratives of the people involved in a NDE in this book say only positive things about the afterlife which they had a brief glimpse into. No one said anything about purgatory and hell. Is there no punishment for murderers, rapists, acid throwers, dowry harassers, Hitler, Stalin, Osama bin Laden etc.? I wish the vile and wicked people would suffer for their evil deeds. Certainly I need to read more on this topic to get some clarity. But one thing is for sure, atleast for me. Strange preternatural events happen immediately after our death. So live your life meaningfully.
July 9, 2014
袠薪褌械褉械褋褗褌 泻褗屑 褌邪泻褗胁 褌懈锌 泻薪懈谐懈 芯锌褉械写械谢械薪芯 胁褗蟹薪懈泻胁邪 褍 褔芯胁械泻 锌褉懈 芯锌褉械写械谢械薪懈 芯斜褋褌芯褟褌械谢褋褌胁邪 懈 蟹邪褌芯胁邪 褔械褋褌芯 屑芯卸械 写邪 芯褋褌邪薪械褕 褉邪蟹芯褔邪褉芯胁邪薪. 袗胁褌芯褉褗褌 芯斜邪褔械 褋褗蟹薪邪胁邪 褌械蟹懈 芯褔邪泻胁邪薪懈褟 褍 褔械褌褟褖懈褌械 懈 褟褋薪芯 蟹邪褟胁褟胁邪, 褔械 褌芯胁邪 薪械 械 薪邪褍褔械薪 褌褉褍写, 邪 褋锌芯写械谢褟薪械 薪邪 薪械谐芯胁芯 写褗谢谐芯谐芯写懈褕薪芯 锌褉芯褍褔胁邪薪械 懈 懈薪褌械褉械褋 胁 褌邪蟹懈 芯斜谢邪褋褌. 袧邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 褋械 褍褋械褖邪 懈褋泻褉械薪芯褋褌褌邪 懈 胁褟褉邪褌邪 胁 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪芯褌芯 芯褌 褋褌褉邪薪邪 薪邪 邪胁褌芯褉邪, 泻芯泄褌芯 褋械 褋褌邪褉邪械 胁 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 写邪 芯斜褏胁邪薪械 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 泻芯械褌芯 褔械褌褟褖懈褟褌 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 蟹邪锌懈褌邪 懈 褌芯胁邪 械 褏褍斜邪胁芯, 懈屑邪泄泻懈 锌褉械写胁懈写 泻邪泻胁芯 褌邪斜褍 械 褌械屑邪褌邪 蟹邪 褋屑褗褉褌褌邪 懈 泻芯谢泻芯 械 胁邪卸薪芯 写邪 褋械 锌懈褕械 蟹邪 薪械褟 懈 蟹邪 褌芯胁邪 泻邪泻胁芯 褋械 褋谢褍褔胁邪 褋谢械写 褋屑褗褉褌褌邪.
袠 蟹邪斜邪胁薪邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌 械, 褔械 芯锌懈褋邪薪邪褌邪 芯斜褖邪 褉邪屑泻邪 蟹邪 锌褉械卸懈胁褟胁邪薪懈褟褌邪 斜谢懈蟹芯 写芯 褋屑褗褉褌褌邪, 屑芯卸械 写邪 褌械 薪邪泻邪褉邪褌 写邪 褋懈 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈褕 谢懈褔薪芯 锌褉芯褍褔胁邪薪械. :)
袠 蟹邪斜邪胁薪邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌 械, 褔械 芯锌懈褋邪薪邪褌邪 芯斜褖邪 褉邪屑泻邪 蟹邪 锌褉械卸懈胁褟胁邪薪懈褟褌邪 斜谢懈蟹芯 写芯 褋屑褗褉褌褌邪, 屑芯卸械 写邪 褌械 薪邪泻邪褉邪褌 写邪 褋懈 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈褕 谢懈褔薪芯 锌褉芯褍褔胁邪薪械. :)
November 21, 2024
For about the first half of this I was not impressed at all. The book, in my judgement, plummeted right down to two stars because it was just a lot of repackaged correspondence from certain case studies, bearing little real indication of reliability. Not to be all sceptical towards a subject I in no way reject and indeed invest deep hope in, but the supposed evidence presented was nothing more than purely anecdotal. Furthermore, it wasn't even that compelling as all the stories just repeated, numerous times, the same basic events, which did not necessitate so much retelling when most people interested in this subject would have heard it all multiple times before. Simply reporting the same experiences over and over again, without much analysis, made for a hardly satisfying read.
The latter half of the book is much better though. Finally, Dr. Moody goes beyond the basic reporting of personal testimonies, and actually analyses, reflects upon and explores the implications of near-death, or temporary-death experiences. He even goes a long way in linking his conclusions (speculative though they ultimately must be) to historical perspectives on the afterlife.
Overall, while this book isn't necessarily the best on the subject out there - especially as it was published in the 1980s - it is a decent book, with enough of quite exceptional value, thanks largely to Moody's clarity of writing, to justify reading it if you happen upon it and are concerned or curious about what awaits us after death.
I picked this up because I was going through a really strange but crippling emotional fixation over dying in the weeks before. As I still am sometimes when I allow myself to linger on the subject too long, or else am trigged by something in a book or movie, I was particularly disturbed by a sense of my own mortality, as well as my wife's, and I was profoundly upset by the fearful notion of being separated (though, God willing, only temporarily) by a fatal sickness one day in the future, which I can only hope to God will never happen, at least until we have grown old together. Since marrying my wife, and now having a child too, I have more to lose than I'd ever imagined I could, and the inevitability of death, even with my faith, is often an upsetting prospect to contemplate.
To be honest, this book doesn't entirely offer a cure to such existential fears as that. While written by a Christian (Methodist, I think he said), the book does not aim to affirm any particular interpretation or religious belief of what awaits us after death. It merely puts forward the argument that we don't just cease to exist, as atheists would have you believe.
You will probably take out of this book, the beliefs you held going into it. I don't imagine it will necessarily convince anyone who rejects the afterlife to do any more than briefly wonder. And it does not contradict what Christians such as myself believe, apart from a few, weird stories I think can probably just be chalked up to the experiencer being confused.
The latter half of the book is much better though. Finally, Dr. Moody goes beyond the basic reporting of personal testimonies, and actually analyses, reflects upon and explores the implications of near-death, or temporary-death experiences. He even goes a long way in linking his conclusions (speculative though they ultimately must be) to historical perspectives on the afterlife.
Overall, while this book isn't necessarily the best on the subject out there - especially as it was published in the 1980s - it is a decent book, with enough of quite exceptional value, thanks largely to Moody's clarity of writing, to justify reading it if you happen upon it and are concerned or curious about what awaits us after death.
I picked this up because I was going through a really strange but crippling emotional fixation over dying in the weeks before. As I still am sometimes when I allow myself to linger on the subject too long, or else am trigged by something in a book or movie, I was particularly disturbed by a sense of my own mortality, as well as my wife's, and I was profoundly upset by the fearful notion of being separated (though, God willing, only temporarily) by a fatal sickness one day in the future, which I can only hope to God will never happen, at least until we have grown old together. Since marrying my wife, and now having a child too, I have more to lose than I'd ever imagined I could, and the inevitability of death, even with my faith, is often an upsetting prospect to contemplate.
To be honest, this book doesn't entirely offer a cure to such existential fears as that. While written by a Christian (Methodist, I think he said), the book does not aim to affirm any particular interpretation or religious belief of what awaits us after death. It merely puts forward the argument that we don't just cease to exist, as atheists would have you believe.
You will probably take out of this book, the beliefs you held going into it. I don't imagine it will necessarily convince anyone who rejects the afterlife to do any more than briefly wonder. And it does not contradict what Christians such as myself believe, apart from a few, weird stories I think can probably just be chalked up to the experiencer being confused.
September 28, 2013
Experts? What in tarnation makes these folks expert if they ain't been dead, huh? I been on over to the other side--dead, that is. I saw my collsarn body from the ceiling of the operatin' room and looked down at the docs tryin' to revive me, and the bleep, bleep, bleep of the monitor let out a high pitched beep of finality when I was called kablooey, kaput and flatlined finito. I was plum done dead. That's right "Authorities" on the Survival of Bodily Death. Hell's fire, I done been there. I did not see the bright white light, no siree I saw a blurry red glob turned out bein'a tunnel that took me straight on to Hades! That's a fact, and I even been interviewed by docs of world renown. This ain't a topic lots of folks care to hear about no way because people want to believe, need to believe there's butterflies and unicorns, happy smiley face relatives, and everything is just la-ti-dah -- Guess what? It doesn't always go down that way. They kept my body on a ventilator so UNOS could harvest organs, and there I was floatin' around from chamber to chamber of the Devil's domain. Heaven? Please, that's the story folks want to hear, but fact is, hell's as real as my fingertips tappin' this keypad. I get the heebie-jeebies, jim-jams, and fantods thinkin' about it, but word's gotta get out. Go on read the accounts of my trip to Hades, how I escaped, and detail every bit of what you can look forward to in that crummy hellacious hereafter that's all hushed up. I've also been to heaven and as a matter of fact, it ain't all it's cut out to be. Thanks to some flukes of physics, neuro-chemical fandango, and a whole lot of other stuff, I seen heaven, and know what could be in store. So there. Read this:
May 10, 2012
Raymond Moody-- a doctor and someone who has never had a near-death experience himself-- presents an unbiased account of years of case studies regarding trends behind what happens to some individuals after clinical death, and resuscitation thereafter. Personally, I have a science background combined with a strong faith, and this book does a great job of revealing a, "middle way of interpreting -- a way which neither rejects these experiences on the basis that they do not constitute scientific or local proof NOR sensationalizes them by resorting to vague emotional claims that they 'prove' that there is life after death" (p. 163).
After reading this book, I have found relief and comfort in the shared experiences of death, which are described in Chapter 2. In addition, I particularly enjoyed Chapter 3, which relates the personal case studies that had been relayed to Dr. Moody to historical texts, including mainstream religions (The Bible), philosophies (Plato), and even the Tibetan Book of the Dead.
This book offers a historical, and insightful relation of some modern ideas relating to death and the potential for life after death. Because this book is the first notable book about near-death experiences, there is much defense of the research that was conducted, and the questions and skepticism that arise from these conversations are well vetted. I appreciated these sections, but I'm also looking forward to reading more books on the subject that speak are aimed more at the believers than the skeptics.
I would recommend this book to people of all types, including those with spiritual or religious backgrounds, and those without; those with an open mind to what happens near and after death, and especially to those who are skeptical of the idea that anything happens after death. I appreciate this dialogue and wish the topic of death was a less taboo topic in our society, as Dr. Moody points out.
After reading this book, I have found relief and comfort in the shared experiences of death, which are described in Chapter 2. In addition, I particularly enjoyed Chapter 3, which relates the personal case studies that had been relayed to Dr. Moody to historical texts, including mainstream religions (The Bible), philosophies (Plato), and even the Tibetan Book of the Dead.
This book offers a historical, and insightful relation of some modern ideas relating to death and the potential for life after death. Because this book is the first notable book about near-death experiences, there is much defense of the research that was conducted, and the questions and skepticism that arise from these conversations are well vetted. I appreciated these sections, but I'm also looking forward to reading more books on the subject that speak are aimed more at the believers than the skeptics.
I would recommend this book to people of all types, including those with spiritual or religious backgrounds, and those without; those with an open mind to what happens near and after death, and especially to those who are skeptical of the idea that anything happens after death. I appreciate this dialogue and wish the topic of death was a less taboo topic in our society, as Dr. Moody points out.
September 6, 2021
螆谓伪 蟺慰位蠉 魏维位慰 (蟺蟻蠋蟿慰) 尾喂尾位委慰 渭蔚 渭伪蟻蟿蠀蟻委蔚蟼 伪蟽胃蔚谓蠋谓 蟽蔚 NDEs (near death experiences - 渭蔚蟿伪胃伪谓维蟿喂蔚蟼 蔚渭蟺蔚喂蟻委蔚蟼). O Raymond Moody 蠂蠅蟻委味蔚喂 蟿喂蟼 渭伪蟻蟿蠀蟻委蔚蟼 蟽蔚 胃蔚渭伪蟿喂魏维 魏蔚蠁维位伪喂伪: 渭伪蟻蟿蠀蟻委蔚蟼 纬喂伪 蟿慰 蠁蠅蟼 蟺慰蠀 尾位苇蟺慰蠀谓 慰喂 伪蟽胃蔚谓蔚委蟼, 纬喂伪 蟿慰 蟿慰蠉谓蔚位, 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 "伪蟽蟿蟻喂魏萎 蟺蟻慰尾慰位萎" 魏伪蟿维 蟿畏 未喂维蟻魏蔚喂伪 蟿畏蟼 NDE 魏位蟺. 危蔚 维位位伪 魏蔚蠁维位伪喂伪 蠀蟺维蟻蠂慰蠀谓 伪谓伪蠁慰蟻苇蟼 蟽蟿慰谓 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰 维谓胃蟻蠅蟺慰 蟽蟿慰谓 魏蠈蟽渭慰 蟺慰蠀 魏伪蟿苇纬蟻伪蠄蔚 渭委伪 渭蔚蟿伪胃伪谓维蟿喂伪 蔚渭蟺蔚喂蟻委伪 - 蟿慰谓 螤位维蟿蠅谓伪 - 蟺慰位位慰蠉蟼 伪喂蠋谓蔚蟼 蟺蟻喂谓, 蟽蟿慰 胃喂尾蔚蟿喂伪谓蠈 尾喂尾位委慰 蟿蠅谓 谓蔚魏蟻蠋谓 蟺慰蠀 伪蟺慰蟿蔚位蔚委蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 伪魏蟻喂尾蔚委蟼 蟺蔚蟻喂纬蟻伪蠁苇蟼 蟿蠅谓 渭伪蟻蟿蠀蟻喂蠋谓 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰蠀蟼 伪蟽胃蔚谓蔚委蟼 , 魏伪胃蠋蟼 魏伪喂 蟿喂蟼 未喂维蠁慰蟻蔚蟼 蔚尉畏纬萎蟽蔚喂蟼 蟺慰蠀 未委谓蔚喂 纬喂伪 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 蠁伪喂谓蠈渭蔚谓慰 畏 胃蟻畏蟽魏蔚委伪, 畏 喂伪蟿蟻喂魏萎, 畏 蠄蠀蠂慰位慰纬委伪 魏伪喂 畏 谓蔚蠀蟻慰位慰纬委伪.
韦慰 尾喂尾位委慰 螖螘螡 未委谓蔚喂 伪蟺维谓蟿畏蟽畏 蟽蟿慰 蟺蠋蟼 蟽蠀渭尾伪委谓慰蠀谓 伪蠀蟿维 蟿伪 蠁伪喂谓蠈渭蔚谓伪 纬喂伪蟿委 伪魏蠈渭伪 螖螘螡 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 尉蔚魏维胃伪蟻畏 伪蟺维谓蟿畏蟽畏 蟺蔚蟻委 蟿慰蠀 胃苇渭伪蟿慰蟼, 蟺伪蟻维 渭蠈谓慰 胃蔚蠅蟻委蔚蟼. 螚 未慰蠀位蔚喂维 蟿慰蠀 Moody 蠅蟼 蠄蠀蠂慰位蠈纬慰蟼, 萎蟿伪谓 谓伪 魏伪蟿伪纬蟻维蠄蔚喂 蠈位蔚蟼 伪蠀蟿苇蟼 蟿喂蟼 渭伪蟻蟿蠀蟻委蔚蟼 纬喂伪 蟽蟿伪蟿喂蟽蟿喂魏苇蟼 渭蔚位苇蟿蔚蟼 魏伪喂 谓伪 蟿喂蟼 蠂蟻畏蟽喂渭慰蟺慰喂萎蟽蔚喂 蟽蔚 渭蔚蟿苇蟺蔚喂蟿伪 渭蔚位苇蟿蔚蟼 蟿畏蟼 喂伪蟿蟻喂魏萎蟼 魏伪喂 蟿畏 蠄蠀蠂慰位慰纬委伪蟼. 螇蟿伪谓 慰 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 苇尾伪位蔚 蟿伪 胃蔚渭苇位喂伪 伪蠀蟿慰蠉 蟿慰蠀 "蟺伪蟻伪蠁蠀蟽喂魏慰蠉 魏位维未慰蠀" 蟿慰 1975.
螤蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 蟽畏渭蔚喂蠅胃蔚委 蠈蟿喂 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 未蔚谓 苇蠂蔚喂 蟽魏慰蟺蠈 谓伪 蠀蟺慰尾喂尾维蟽蔚喂 萎 谓伪 伪谓蠀蠄蠋蟽蔚喂 蟿畏 胃蟻畏蟽魏蔚委伪 萎 蟿畏谓 蔚蟺喂蟽蟿萎渭畏. 危魏慰蟺蠈蟼 蟿慰蠀 Moody 蔚委谓伪喂 渭蠈谓慰 畏 蟺伪蟻伪蟿萎蟻畏蟽畏 蟿蠅谓 蠀蟺慰魏蔚喂渭苇谓蠅谓, 畏 味蠅萎 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟺蟻喂谓 魏伪喂 渭蔚蟿维 蟿畏谓 渭蔚蟿伪胃伪谓维蟿喂伪 蔚渭蟺蔚喂蟻委伪 魏伪喂 畏 蔚蟺委未蟻伪蟽畏 蟺慰蠀 蔚委蠂蔚 纬蔚谓喂魏维 蟽蟿慰谓 蠄蠀蠂喂蟽渭蠈 蟿慰蠀蟼. 螖蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 尾喂尾位委慰 蟺伪蟻伪蠄蠀蠂慰位慰纬委伪蟼.
螌蟽慰喂 谓喂蠋胃蔚蟿蔚 渭委伪 苇位尉畏 蟺蟻慰蟼 蟿慰 伪谓蔚尉萎纬畏蟿慰 未喂伪尾维蟽蟿蔚 蟿慰 未委蠂蠅蟼 未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻畏 蟽魏苇蠄畏. 螖喂伪尾维味蔚蟿伪喂 纬蟻萎纬慰蟻伪 魏伪喂 胃伪 蟽伪蟼 伪谓慰委尉蔚喂 蠈蠂喂 蟿慰 蟿蟻委蟿慰 渭维蟿喂, 伪位位维 渭委伪 未喂伪蠁慰蟻蔚蟿喂魏萎 蟺蠈蟻蟿伪 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺喂谓畏 蠉蟺伪蟻尉畏. 螆谓伪 蟿苇蟿慰喂慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蠂蟻蔚喂维味蔚蟿伪喂 蟺慰位蠉 蟽蠀味萎蟿畏蟽畏 渭蔚蟿维 蟿畏谓 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽萎 蟿慰蠀 纬喂伪蟿委 胃苇渭伪蟿伪 蠈蟺蠅蟼: 蟿喂 蟽畏渭伪委谓蔚喂 胃维谓伪蟿慰蟼, 蟿喂 蔚委谓伪喂 慰 胃维谓伪蟿慰蟼, 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 味蠅萎 渭蔚蟿维 蟿慰谓 胃维谓伪蟿慰, 蟿喂 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蠀蟿维 蟺慰蠀 尾位苇蟺慰蠀谓 魏伪喂 蟺蠋蟼 尾纬伪委谓慰蠀谓 魏位蟺, 胃伪 蟺苇蟽慰蠀谓 蟽蟿慰 蟿蟻伪蟺苇味喂 魏伪喂 慰喂 蟺蟻慰蟽蔚纬纬委蟽蔚喂蟼 胃伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿蠈蟽慰 蠁喂位慰蟽慰蠁喂魏苇蟼 蠈蟽慰 魏伪喂 蔚蟺喂蟽蟿畏渭慰谓喂魏苇蟼. 螔苇尾锟斤拷喂伪 慰 Moody 未委谓蔚喂 渭蔚蟻喂魏苇蟼 伪蟺伪谓蟿萎蟽蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 蟿喂蟼 蔚尉蔚蟿维味蔚喂 蔚尉慰谓蠀蠂喂蟽蟿喂魏维, 伪位位维 未蠀蟽蟿蠀蠂蠋蟼 蟽蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼, 蠈位蔚蟼 伪魏蠀蟻蠋谓慰谓蟿伪喂.
韦慰 尾喂尾位委慰 螖螘螡 未委谓蔚喂 伪蟺维谓蟿畏蟽畏 蟽蟿慰 蟺蠋蟼 蟽蠀渭尾伪委谓慰蠀谓 伪蠀蟿维 蟿伪 蠁伪喂谓蠈渭蔚谓伪 纬喂伪蟿委 伪魏蠈渭伪 螖螘螡 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 尉蔚魏维胃伪蟻畏 伪蟺维谓蟿畏蟽畏 蟺蔚蟻委 蟿慰蠀 胃苇渭伪蟿慰蟼, 蟺伪蟻维 渭蠈谓慰 胃蔚蠅蟻委蔚蟼. 螚 未慰蠀位蔚喂维 蟿慰蠀 Moody 蠅蟼 蠄蠀蠂慰位蠈纬慰蟼, 萎蟿伪谓 谓伪 魏伪蟿伪纬蟻维蠄蔚喂 蠈位蔚蟼 伪蠀蟿苇蟼 蟿喂蟼 渭伪蟻蟿蠀蟻委蔚蟼 纬喂伪 蟽蟿伪蟿喂蟽蟿喂魏苇蟼 渭蔚位苇蟿蔚蟼 魏伪喂 谓伪 蟿喂蟼 蠂蟻畏蟽喂渭慰蟺慰喂萎蟽蔚喂 蟽蔚 渭蔚蟿苇蟺蔚喂蟿伪 渭蔚位苇蟿蔚蟼 蟿畏蟼 喂伪蟿蟻喂魏萎蟼 魏伪喂 蟿畏 蠄蠀蠂慰位慰纬委伪蟼. 螇蟿伪谓 慰 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 苇尾伪位蔚 蟿伪 胃蔚渭苇位喂伪 伪蠀蟿慰蠉 蟿慰蠀 "蟺伪蟻伪蠁蠀蟽喂魏慰蠉 魏位维未慰蠀" 蟿慰 1975.
螤蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 蟽畏渭蔚喂蠅胃蔚委 蠈蟿喂 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 未蔚谓 苇蠂蔚喂 蟽魏慰蟺蠈 谓伪 蠀蟺慰尾喂尾维蟽蔚喂 萎 谓伪 伪谓蠀蠄蠋蟽蔚喂 蟿畏 胃蟻畏蟽魏蔚委伪 萎 蟿畏谓 蔚蟺喂蟽蟿萎渭畏. 危魏慰蟺蠈蟼 蟿慰蠀 Moody 蔚委谓伪喂 渭蠈谓慰 畏 蟺伪蟻伪蟿萎蟻畏蟽畏 蟿蠅谓 蠀蟺慰魏蔚喂渭苇谓蠅谓, 畏 味蠅萎 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟺蟻喂谓 魏伪喂 渭蔚蟿维 蟿畏谓 渭蔚蟿伪胃伪谓维蟿喂伪 蔚渭蟺蔚喂蟻委伪 魏伪喂 畏 蔚蟺委未蟻伪蟽畏 蟺慰蠀 蔚委蠂蔚 纬蔚谓喂魏维 蟽蟿慰谓 蠄蠀蠂喂蟽渭蠈 蟿慰蠀蟼. 螖蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 尾喂尾位委慰 蟺伪蟻伪蠄蠀蠂慰位慰纬委伪蟼.
螌蟽慰喂 谓喂蠋胃蔚蟿蔚 渭委伪 苇位尉畏 蟺蟻慰蟼 蟿慰 伪谓蔚尉萎纬畏蟿慰 未喂伪尾维蟽蟿蔚 蟿慰 未委蠂蠅蟼 未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻畏 蟽魏苇蠄畏. 螖喂伪尾维味蔚蟿伪喂 纬蟻萎纬慰蟻伪 魏伪喂 胃伪 蟽伪蟼 伪谓慰委尉蔚喂 蠈蠂喂 蟿慰 蟿蟻委蟿慰 渭维蟿喂, 伪位位维 渭委伪 未喂伪蠁慰蟻蔚蟿喂魏萎 蟺蠈蟻蟿伪 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺喂谓畏 蠉蟺伪蟻尉畏. 螆谓伪 蟿苇蟿慰喂慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蠂蟻蔚喂维味蔚蟿伪喂 蟺慰位蠉 蟽蠀味萎蟿畏蟽畏 渭蔚蟿维 蟿畏谓 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽萎 蟿慰蠀 纬喂伪蟿委 胃苇渭伪蟿伪 蠈蟺蠅蟼: 蟿喂 蟽畏渭伪委谓蔚喂 胃维谓伪蟿慰蟼, 蟿喂 蔚委谓伪喂 慰 胃维谓伪蟿慰蟼, 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 味蠅萎 渭蔚蟿维 蟿慰谓 胃维谓伪蟿慰, 蟿喂 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蠀蟿维 蟺慰蠀 尾位苇蟺慰蠀谓 魏伪喂 蟺蠋蟼 尾纬伪委谓慰蠀谓 魏位蟺, 胃伪 蟺苇蟽慰蠀谓 蟽蟿慰 蟿蟻伪蟺苇味喂 魏伪喂 慰喂 蟺蟻慰蟽蔚纬纬委蟽蔚喂蟼 胃伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿蠈蟽慰 蠁喂位慰蟽慰蠁喂魏苇蟼 蠈蟽慰 魏伪喂 蔚蟺喂蟽蟿畏渭慰谓喂魏苇蟼. 螔苇尾锟斤拷喂伪 慰 Moody 未委谓蔚喂 渭蔚蟻喂魏苇蟼 伪蟺伪谓蟿萎蟽蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 蟿喂蟼 蔚尉蔚蟿维味蔚喂 蔚尉慰谓蠀蠂喂蟽蟿喂魏维, 伪位位维 未蠀蟽蟿蠀蠂蠋蟼 蟽蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼, 蠈位蔚蟼 伪魏蠀蟻蠋谓慰谓蟿伪喂.
March 5, 2017
As an undergraduate majoring in philosophy, Raymond Moody, attended a meeting in 1965 with Dr. George Ritchie, who spoke about his experience of being pronounced dead twice due to pneumonia in an Army hospital in 1943. Ritchie claimed his consciousness survived and traveled out of his body during more than nine minutes when he was clinically dead. Ritchie's presentation and demeanor had a profound effect on Moody. I can relate to this since I attended the same meeting and came away with the firm conviction that Ritchie was sincere and truthful in what he believed happened to him.
Moody was so inspired that he spent the next forty-five years studying what he called "near death experiences" (NDE). During and after attaining a Ph.D. and M.D., he interviewed hundreds of people who survived NDE's. Where possible, he checked their medical records and related corroborating and invalidating data. He noticed striking similarities in their stories and came away convinced of the existence of an afterlife, but he doesn't force this conclusion on the reader. This book does not purport to be a clinical scientific study. It merely summarizes the interviews anecdotally and sets forth Moody's observations and conclusions. A flaw in the book in my view is that it gives short shrift to possible natural explanations for these phenomena, but it is otherwise a fascinating read. Originally published in 1975, the book helped launch the spirited debate and analysis about NDE's that continues today.
Moody was so inspired that he spent the next forty-five years studying what he called "near death experiences" (NDE). During and after attaining a Ph.D. and M.D., he interviewed hundreds of people who survived NDE's. Where possible, he checked their medical records and related corroborating and invalidating data. He noticed striking similarities in their stories and came away convinced of the existence of an afterlife, but he doesn't force this conclusion on the reader. This book does not purport to be a clinical scientific study. It merely summarizes the interviews anecdotally and sets forth Moody's observations and conclusions. A flaw in the book in my view is that it gives short shrift to possible natural explanations for these phenomena, but it is otherwise a fascinating read. Originally published in 1975, the book helped launch the spirited debate and analysis about NDE's that continues today.
April 25, 2022
This book has been a great comfort to me. Last month I lost my mum to a rare and aggressive cancer just six weeks after diagnosis, and our lives have been completely turned upside-down. I鈥檓 24, my mum had just days turned 52. Not only is she my mum, she is my best friend, and I can鈥檛 even really begin to describe that pain, the big aching hole in the middle of everything. That鈥檚 where this book really came to help me, extending a hand over the chasm. My mum and I have always been very spiritual鈥搒piritual, not religious鈥揵elieving in the soul, its existence apart from the physical body, and some place we go after our physical lives on earth. Professor Moody鈥檚 book is truly fascinating: drawing from over 500 near-death experiences (he actually coined the term) and quoting approximately 150, it indicates the stages we go through on the brink of death. No matter the cause of death (evidently before resuscitation) in the cases explored here, it鈥檚 incredible how many of the same features crop up in each testimony. Moody is careful鈥揾e鈥檚 a medical doctor and psychiatrist鈥搕o signpost his thesis with evidence, to meet any and all resistance with evidence, which I really respected and which ultimately made me feel quite at peace. I know my mum is still with me, and I know I鈥檒l see her again. If you鈥檝e lost anyone close to you, or are simply just interested in the topic, then I highly recommend this book.
April 15, 2013
Dr Moody was the first to scientifically investigate NDEs in hospitals around 1975. He has been followed by many other researchers, scientists and doctors.
What is remarkable in all these books, written by different doctors/scientists/researchers from different countries and culture, is that the thousands of people interviewed after their NDEs recount all more or less the same things.
When you combine this research with the information gathered through hundreds of books on reincarnation and what happens in the spiritual world, saying the same things as well, you can only conclude that the phenomenon of reincarnation and life in the spiritual world is now proven.
What is remarkable in all these books, written by different doctors/scientists/researchers from different countries and culture, is that the thousands of people interviewed after their NDEs recount all more or less the same things.
When you combine this research with the information gathered through hundreds of books on reincarnation and what happens in the spiritual world, saying the same things as well, you can only conclude that the phenomenon of reincarnation and life in the spiritual world is now proven.
November 5, 2020
N茫o 茅 o primeiro livro que leio sobre o tema.
O que procuro?
A serenidade de me garantirem que n茫o vou ter medo (um sentimento que me apavora desde a inf芒ncia - medo do susto).
S茫o testemunhos de meia centena de pessoas que estiveram em morte aparente e cujas lembran莽as do que se passou s茫o muito parecidas.
O que mais me tocou foi esta frase de um dos entrevistados:
鈥淣茫o importa a idade que tenha.N茫o deixe de aprender pois esse processo continua durante toda a eternidade 鈥�.
Se for verdade 茅 muito importante.
Sempre me preocupou a ideia do desaparecimento de todo o conhecimento adquirido ao longo da vida.
September 13, 2020
Short easy paperback read. I enjoyed the opinions of Dr. Moody and his insight into several different paranormal NDE鈥檚 and out of body experiences. He interviewed hundreds of people and gave brief glimpses into many of these situations in his book. I would have preferred him to give more background around each of these stories but he was very direct and to the point in each narrative. He was convinced that these events are real and not dreams. He was also convinced that this common phenomenon would be heavily researched in the future. Sad to say this has not happened yet.
January 27, 2024
Lecture int茅ressante pour tous ceux qui souhaitent conna卯tre davantage sur les exp茅riences de mort imminente (ou, en anglais, near-death-experiences). Incroyablement, tous les t茅moignages partagent quelques traits communs. L鈥檃uteur liste et analyse ces traits sur la vie apr猫s la vie; pour en citer quelques-uns : les sentiments de calme et de paix, le tunnel, le contact avec d鈥檃utres, l鈥櫭猼re de lumi猫re, les souvenirs de la vie鈥� Ce livre n鈥檃 pas pour objectif de prouver quoi que ce soit et n鈥檃 pas du tout une approche religieuse. Toutefois, je le recommande pour tous ceux qui croient encore que la vie termine avec la mort. C鈥檈st tr猫s rassurant de savoir qu鈥檃pr猫s la mort terrestre nous attend une vie remplie d鈥檃mour et de lumi猫re. J鈥檃i moi-m锚me une coll猫gue dont son p猫re a pu apercevoir cela鈥� 脌 vous de vous faire votre propre opinion.
February 16, 2023
The book collates various accounts of contemporary Americans who had close encounters with death. Due to subjectivity and ineffability of the matter, also linguistic constraints in delineating higher states of consciousness, the phenomenon of reaching the threshold of death seems atavistic and superstitious to many a scientific mind. But the parallels in the Tibetan book of the dead, Plato鈥檚 Dialogues, Holy Bible and other substantial sources will leave even the impassioned men of science scratching their heads.
November 9, 2024
My body is a cage.
"Life is like a prison sentence. But in this state we don't understand what a prison our body can be for us. Death is like a release, getting out of the prison. That's probably the best I could compare it to."
I'm not sure if I'm convinced by this book, but I know for sure that the facts it presents are interesting to read and think about. And the quote above perfectly reflects the experiences of people who have had a near-death experience.
"Life is like a prison sentence. But in this state we don't understand what a prison our body can be for us. Death is like a release, getting out of the prison. That's probably the best I could compare it to."
I'm not sure if I'm convinced by this book, but I know for sure that the facts it presents are interesting to read and think about. And the quote above perfectly reflects the experiences of people who have had a near-death experience.
February 4, 2013
This was a challenging, and thought-provoking read, which posed as many questions as it attempted to answer.
The primary reason for reading this book was to try and find an answer to the following question: "can human consciousness survive bodily death"? I have been asking this question for a number of years, and I have approached a number of authority figues in relation to this question, and I all have ever received has been either obfuscation, or a guarded "yes", dependent upon one's conduct in the present-life.
It would seem to be a remarkable, and almost inexplicable feat for consciousness to survive bodily death, but having read the cases contained within the book, the almost formulaic repsonses given by those whom have either died, or have come close to death, does make for startling reading, and has brought me a step closer to a considered answer to the question above.
The key problem that the Author runs into is the problem of "proof". At the time of writing, it has not proven possible to provide evidence of the existence of an afterlife within the socially-accepted boundaries of modern science. The current inability to quantify the afterlife, means, in the majority of cases, that studies in this field are dubbed "pseudo-scientific" or as being simply delusional.
The Author does try to answer a number of questions that have been raised over the years since the book's original publication, and also evidences a number of comparisons between drug-induced hallucinations; dreams, and out of body experiences, all of which seek to challenge the orthodoxy that the subjects involved can be explained either medically or by reference to religious faith. However, within the accepted norms of the day, we have no definitive proof of an Afterlife. The question and answer session does go some way to pointing to an academic rigour which is missing from most other works within the field.
The highlight of the book surprisingly, resides not within the incredible personal accounts of the Afterlife, but within the chapter on psychological explanations for the aforementioned experiences, which is one of the most rigorous and thought-provoking chapters that I have read thus far. Having recently read Koestler, I certainly feel that any "proof" of the existence of the Afterlife resides within the critical distinction between the Brain and the Mind,and thus our understanding of the Ghost in the Machine.
This was a fascinating read, and I certainly feel that I making progress with my professed aim of answering the question: "can consciousness survive bodily death".
The primary reason for reading this book was to try and find an answer to the following question: "can human consciousness survive bodily death"? I have been asking this question for a number of years, and I have approached a number of authority figues in relation to this question, and I all have ever received has been either obfuscation, or a guarded "yes", dependent upon one's conduct in the present-life.
It would seem to be a remarkable, and almost inexplicable feat for consciousness to survive bodily death, but having read the cases contained within the book, the almost formulaic repsonses given by those whom have either died, or have come close to death, does make for startling reading, and has brought me a step closer to a considered answer to the question above.
The key problem that the Author runs into is the problem of "proof". At the time of writing, it has not proven possible to provide evidence of the existence of an afterlife within the socially-accepted boundaries of modern science. The current inability to quantify the afterlife, means, in the majority of cases, that studies in this field are dubbed "pseudo-scientific" or as being simply delusional.
The Author does try to answer a number of questions that have been raised over the years since the book's original publication, and also evidences a number of comparisons between drug-induced hallucinations; dreams, and out of body experiences, all of which seek to challenge the orthodoxy that the subjects involved can be explained either medically or by reference to religious faith. However, within the accepted norms of the day, we have no definitive proof of an Afterlife. The question and answer session does go some way to pointing to an academic rigour which is missing from most other works within the field.
The highlight of the book surprisingly, resides not within the incredible personal accounts of the Afterlife, but within the chapter on psychological explanations for the aforementioned experiences, which is one of the most rigorous and thought-provoking chapters that I have read thus far. Having recently read Koestler, I certainly feel that any "proof" of the existence of the Afterlife resides within the critical distinction between the Brain and the Mind,and thus our understanding of the Ghost in the Machine.
This was a fascinating read, and I certainly feel that I making progress with my professed aim of answering the question: "can consciousness survive bodily death".
December 31, 2013
LIfe After Life, written by fellow Alabamian, Paul Moody, covers a subject that I have long found compelling - "near death experiences." You know, those strange occurrences when a person who is clinically "dead," actually sees him or herself from a vantage point way above their lifeless body. Many times they also experience the sensation of "going toward the light." We all know to call these type of happenings, "near death experiences," because Dr. Moody told us to - he coined the phrase.
Part of me thinks the whole phenomenon is like mediums - too good to be true. But, Dr. Moody seems an up-and-up kind of guy, and he has spoken to thousands of folks who all have had roughly the same experience. Those interviews are documented in "Life After Life: The Investigation of a Phenomenon - Survival of Bodily Death," as well as quite a few other books written by Dr. Moody alone and with other contributors.
The only reason why I didn't give the book 5 stars is because it was a little more "clinical" than what I would like for it to have been. Call me lazy, but I just wanted to read a lot of "ghostly" stories and, perhaps, make myself feel a little better about the whole dying business. Don't get me wrong - there was plenty of that in the book - but, and I imagine this is necessary in order for Dr. Moody to come across as credible, there was also a great deal of documentation and back story, as well. I'm not sure if any of Dr. Moody's books satisfy my craving for back-to-back stories of "life after life." But I'll probably buy a few more of his books because the subject is fascinating and he is, hands down, the most expert in the field.
Part of me thinks the whole phenomenon is like mediums - too good to be true. But, Dr. Moody seems an up-and-up kind of guy, and he has spoken to thousands of folks who all have had roughly the same experience. Those interviews are documented in "Life After Life: The Investigation of a Phenomenon - Survival of Bodily Death," as well as quite a few other books written by Dr. Moody alone and with other contributors.
The only reason why I didn't give the book 5 stars is because it was a little more "clinical" than what I would like for it to have been. Call me lazy, but I just wanted to read a lot of "ghostly" stories and, perhaps, make myself feel a little better about the whole dying business. Don't get me wrong - there was plenty of that in the book - but, and I imagine this is necessary in order for Dr. Moody to come across as credible, there was also a great deal of documentation and back story, as well. I'm not sure if any of Dr. Moody's books satisfy my craving for back-to-back stories of "life after life." But I'll probably buy a few more of his books because the subject is fascinating and he is, hands down, the most expert in the field.
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