Next Level Soul Podcast with Alex Ferrari

NDE Truths from 30 Years of Research with Dr. Bruce Greyson

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Apr 21, 2022

Dr. Bruce Greyson, a leading expert in near-death experiences and professor emeritus at the University of Virginia, dives into the fascinating realm of what happens after we die. He shares his groundbreaking research, challenging traditional materialistic views of consciousness and revealing common themes found in near-death experiences. Greyson discusses the transformative effects of these experiences on individuals, the intriguing parallels with psychedelics, and the connection between consciousness and our realities, prompting profound reflection on life, death, and everything in between.

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INSIGHT

Mind Versus Brain Framing

Greyson distinguishes mind (thought, feeling, perception) from the brain (physical organ).
He suggests the brain filters consciousness rather than creating it, based on cases where consciousness sharpens as the brain shuts down.

INSIGHT

Universal NDE Features

NDEs share recurring features across cultures: clarity of thoughts, life review, intense emotions, and encounters with loving presence.
They also include paranormal elements like enhanced senses, extrasensory perception, and out-of-body perspectives.

ANECDOTE

Life Review Changes Empathy

Tom's life-review during his NDE included reliving an assault from the victim's perspective.
That shift produced a lasting sense that harming others is harming oneself, profoundly changing his behavior.

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Dr. Bruce Greyson is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. He was previously on the medical faculty at the University of Michigan and the University of Connecticut, where he was Clinical Chief of Psychiatry.

Dr. Greyson has consulted with the National Institutes of Health and addressed symposia on consciousness at the United Nations and at the Dalai Lama’s compound in Dharamsala, India. He has earned awards for his medical research and was elected a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the highest honor bestowed by that organization.

Dr. Greyson’s interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. T

hat event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals.

He co-founded the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS), an organization to support and promote research into these experiences, and for 27 years edited the Journal of Near-Death Studies, the only scholarly journal dedicated to near-death research. Through his research, he has discovered common and universal themes in near-death experiences that go beyond neurophysiological or cultural interpretations, as well as patterns of consistent aftereffects on individuals’ attitudes, beliefs, values, and personalities.

Dr. Greyson is the author of After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond. The book challenges our everyday ideas about our minds and our brains and offers key insights on how we can begin to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life.

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