Eben Alexander - Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Heart of Consciousness

Dr. Alexanders life-transforming NDE during a coma had shattered all of his former beliefs about the nature of consciousness, the roles of the mind and brain, and the meaning of life and death. Living in a Mindful Universe illuminates the many steps he took to expand his understanding of a much larger, richer, and deeper cosmos.

Bill Guggenheim, coauthor of Hello from Heaven

Numerous books have been written about consciousness, mind, soul, and love, but nobody has put them together in such an ingenious way as Dr. Alexander. Living in a Mindful Universe will bring its readers a road map for life, including how to live a more meaningful existence right now.

Stanley Krippner, PhD, coauthor of Personal Mythology

Dr. Eben Alexanders case history is one of the most important in the history of medicineNewells contributions are a valuable addition, making possible a practical blueprint by which one can realize transcendent insights and spiritual growth without experiencing the dangerous trauma of Alexanders journey. Their collaboration makes Living in a Mindful Universe vital reading as we struggle to recover direction, purpose, and meaning in modern life.

Larry Dossey, MD, author of One Mind and executive editor at Explore

A very important book, with rich stories illustrating a world beyond the limits of materialistic science and one neurosurgeons quest to rethink everything he has learned. Dr. Alexanders humbleness, along with the wise council of Karen Newell, is a road map for those wishing to bridge science and spirit and enter into a life of wonder and magic. And, its great read!

William Arntz, creator of What the BLEEP Do We Know!?

Living in a Mindful Universe goes beyond Dr. Alexanders previous books in showing how science and spirituality are coming together to give us a more complete understanding of consciousness, meaning, and purpose in the universeand in describing how we can realize our role in it.

Bruce Greyson, MD, Carlson professor emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia Health System

In this third book, Eben Alexander provides new information about the coma and its aftermaththen goes on with his partner Karen Newell to survey a variety of practices and technologies that may enable others to access these expanded states of consciousness and the normally latent human potentials associated with them. An exciting new journey of scientific self-discovery is certainly underway.

Edward F. Kelly, PhD, author of Irreducible Mind and Beyond Physicalism

In Living in a Mindful Universe, Eben Alexander and Karen Newell explore the worlds of both science and spirit. They offer clear explanations of findings that challenge the Supreme Illusion of everyday physical reality, along with frank accounts of their own efforts to connect more with the Collective Mind. The result is a work filled with wisdom and compassion.

Jim B. Tucker, MD, New York Times bestselling author of the Return to Life

With a background in neurosurgery and having had direct experience of nonordinary aspects of reality, Eben Alexander is a unique and valuable cultural asset in our efforts to develop a more mature understanding of the nature of self and world. In this delightful and mind-opening book, Eben and Karen take us with them on their journey of exploration. They show that their insights are accessible to any one of us and that sane, coherent, nonmaterialist views of reality not only exist but are no longer fringe.

Bernardo Kastrup, PhD, author of More Than Allegory and Brief Peeks Beyond

In this impressive book, Eben Alexander gives us a frank and very personal account of the life-changing transformation following his deep-coma experience. This clearly written book will bring deeper understanding of the nature of the human spirit and gives us all a greater knowledge about the nature of reality. Highly recommended.

Pim van Lommel, cardiologist and author of Consciousness Beyond Life

This book is both a personal journal of Eben and Karens spiritual quest and a practical manual for the care, education, and nourishment of the soul. Their brilliant, in-depth thinking and analysis sheds exciting new light on near-death experiences and other phenomena of the spiritual life.

Raymond Moody, MD, PhD, author of Life After Life and Glimpses of Eternity

Eben Alexander and Karen Newell skillfully and beautifully drive home a timely and important message: You are not just part of a self-aware and ever-evolving universe, you are the one that gives it awareness and is evolving it! The future of our world is directly in our hands through the choices we make.

Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD, professor of neurology, Harvard Medical School, and New York Times bestselling coauthor of Super Brain and Super Genes

Dr. Alexander couldnt ignore something that science cannot (currently) explainnamely, a detailed NDE when his brain was clinically incapacitated. Highly recommended for anyone looking to harness the power of the human mind!

Kelly Turner, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of Radical Remission

This book is intended as a reference volume only, not as a medical manual. The information given here is designed to help you make informed decisions about your health. It is not intended as a substitute for any treatment that may have been prescribed by your doctor. If you suspect that you have a medical problem, we urge you to seek competent medical help.

Mention of specific companies, organizations, or authorities in this book does not imply endorsement by the author or publisher, nor does mention of specific companies, organizations, or authorities imply that they endorse this book, its author, or the publisher.

Internet addresses and telephone numbers given in this book were accurate at the time it went to press.

2017 by Eben Alexander, MD and Karen Newell

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any other information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher.

Book design by Carol Angstadt

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file with the publisher.

ISBN 9781635650327 hardcover

ISBN 9781635650655 paperback

ISBN 9781635650334 e-book

We inspire health, healing, happiness, and love in the world.
Starting with you.

RodaleWellness.com

RodaleBooks.com

To our children,
Eben IV, Bond, and Jamie,
whose generation we trust will make
this world a far better place

This book is an ambitious effort to unite science and spirituality, two topics that are typically seen as opposites and are rarely so thoroughly addressed in the same book. We aim to reach a broad reading audience: those with both scientific and spiritual leaningsand everyone in between. This is a message for