Consciousness Beyond Life: The science of the near-death experience, by Pim van Lommel

Author: Pim van Lommel. Review by Daniel Clarke Flynn

‘Van Lommel doesn’t say, “This is the Truth”. What he says is “Let’s keep an open mind”, which is what good scientists should do anyway.’ | Photo: Book cover of Consciousness Beyond Life: The science of the near-death experience, by Pim van Lommel

This book is much more than its subtitle. When I wrote a simple thank-you to its author, he sent me an article that ends with this extraordinary statement: ‘Consciousness seems to be our essence, and once we leave our body, leave our physical world, we exist as pure consciousness, beyond time and space, and we are enfolded in pure, unconditional love. Obviously, this new insight helps us to better understand the inevitable conclusion about the continuity of human consciousness after the death of our body.’

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