Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife

Eben Alexander

Oct 2012 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

The #1 New York Times bestselling account of a neurosurgeon's own near-death experience—for readers 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. Reading it will change your life.

Ratings and reviews

A fraudulent story already debunked by some alert journalists. People actually present during the events of the book dispute the author's written account. Stories about near death experiences are almost always fraud. Shame, really.

The ending seemed a bit abrupt and left me wanting more as to what else could support the claim (that there is a God, heaven, etc.). Something about his explanation still seems jaded and partial to the belief - almost as if he wanted to believe, so he made himself believe. Like self-fulfilling prophecy. Interesting account nonetheless and a nice look into the experience of someone who spent most of his life questioning the existence of a higher power.

Look this guy up. Malpractice galore. I believe in an afterlife but my gut says this guy is a fraud. What he said about the afterlife has been said a lot better by others. Regurgitation. He had a 3 million dollar lawsuit against him and lost Dr privileges in 3 hospitals before he got sick. Works in some underling capacity now. He wrote about his family mostly.

About the author

Eben Alexander, MD, has been an academic neurosurgeon for the last twenty-five years, including fifteen years at the Brigham & Women’s and the Children’s Hospitals and Harvard Medical School in Boston. He is the author of Proof of Heaven and The Map of Heaven. Visit him at EbenAlexander.com.