595. Eben Alexander and Karen Newell

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Rick Archer

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.7 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2021

⏱️ 137 minutes

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Summary

Academic neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander III, whose career includes decades as a physician and associate professor at Harvard Medical School and revered teaching hospitals, was once staunchly committed to the materialist world view -- the belief that the physical world is all that exists. His scientific belief system was altered by a 2008 transcendental near-death experience (NDE) in which a bacterial infection severely damaged his brain as he fell into a week-long coma during which he experienced an odyssey into another realm. Despite a bleak medical prognosis, Dr. Alexander awoke to make an inexplicable return to full health. He has since become a pioneering scientist and modern thought leader in the emerging science that acknowledges the primacy of consciousness in the universe, he is the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife, The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife, and Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Heart of Consciousness. Website: ebenalexander.com More detailed bio. Karen Newell is an author and specialist in personal development with a diverse body of work that rests upon the foundation of heart-centered consciousness. As an innovator in the emerging field of brainwave entrainment audio meditation, Karen empowers others in their journeys of self-discovery by demonstrating how to connect to inner guidance, achieve inspiration, improve wellness and develop intuition. She is co-founder of Sacred Acoustics, and co-author with Eben Alexander III, M.D. of Living in a Mindful Universe. More detailed bio. Website shared by Eben and Karen: innersanctumcenter.com Twice-monthly webinars mentioned during the interview. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and transcript of this interview. Interview recorded April 17, 2021. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:04:17 Ebens NDE 00:14:57 Cycling through layers of frequencies/ 00:16:00 Mantras/sounds/binaural beats 00:18:03 Life reviews 00:23:57 We’re more than physical body 00:26:48 Reincarnation 00:30:53 Death bed visions 00:34:43 Exploration of strata or realms 00:36:32 Paradigm shift and the world 00:45:54 Science 00:53:39 Sam Harris and free will 00:56:03 Dreams 00:56:37 Assumptions 01:00:58 Materialists 01:00:58 Scientist mind change when they are dying 01:05:56 Memory 01:12:23 Akashic record field 01:16:27 Evolution of consciousness 01:18:45 Cyclical nature 01:26:21 Eben and a golden age of transformation 01:29:27 Karen brings up healing crisis 01:30:39 Eben- on oneness 01:35:13 Discernment 01:44:31 Questions from viewers

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0:00.0	The Welcome to Buddha at the gas pump. My name is Rick Archer.
0:29.6	Buddha at the gas pump is an ongoing series of conversations with spiritually awakening people.
0:36.1	We've done nearly 600 of them now, and if this is new to you
0:39.7	and you'd like to watch previous ones, please go to batgap.com, BAT, GAP, and look under the past
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1:00.1	and there's also a page of alternative ways if you don't feel like dealing with PayPal.
1:06.5	My guest today are Eben Alexander, M.D. and Karen Newell.
1:13.5	Many of you will have heard of Eben. He was an academic neurosurgeon for over 25 years,
1:19.7	who had a profound near-death experience resulting in his writing a book called Proof of Heaven,
1:26.3	which became a New York Times number one bestseller
1:29.6	for something like 40 weeks. I'll let him give a bit more of his background himself rather than me
1:36.1	just read a bio. His partner, Karen Newell, is an author and specialist in personal development
1:41.8	with a diverse body of work that rests upon the foundation
1:44.8	of heart-centered consciousness. As an innovator in the emerging field of brainwave and
1:49.8	entrainment audio meditation, Karen empowers others in their journeys of self-discovery by demonstrating
1:56.3	how to connect to inner guidance, achieve inspiration, improve wellness, and develop intuition.
2:01.5	She is the co-founder of Sacred Acoustics and co-author with Eben of Living in a Mindful Universe,
2:09.2	which I read cover to cover this week and really enjoyed.
2:14.3	So welcome to both of you.
2:15.8	Good to have you here.
2:20.3	Rick, it's great to be here. Thanks so much for having us on. Yes, thank you.
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