{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68777d335d5bb08874b34384/6a7847fcb5c73bab7c8ea6b1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Awakening and Near-Death Experiences: With Dr Eben Alexander","description":"<p>In this episode, Simon sits down with <strong>Dr Eben Alexander</strong>, a Harvard-trained neurosurgeon whose dramatic <strong>near-death experience</strong> – documented in his bestseller <em>Proof of Heaven</em> – overturned his materialist worldview.</p><p>Simon shares his own <strong>kensho</strong> (awakening) from last year and explores a central question with Eben: <strong>do an awakening and an NDE point to the same underlying reality?</strong></p><p>Together they dive into:</p><ul><li>Why both experiences reveal <strong>love</strong> as the essence of reality</li><li>How Eben’s NDE challenged the belief that <strong>consciousness comes from the brain</strong></li><li><strong>Life reviews</strong>, reincarnation and what may happen when we die</li><li>The <strong>ego</strong> as a survival programme – and why “loving it to death” can be more powerful than fighting it</li><li>Awakening as a form of inner richness that <strong>no amount of money can buy</strong>, and Eben’s stark views on hoarding wealth</li></ul><p><br></p><p>THE SHIFT HAPPENS RETREAT WITH SIMON &amp; ALEX (October 3rd in London): <a href=\"https://shift-happens-retreat.subscribepage.io/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://shift-happens-retreat.subscribepage.io/</a></p><p><br></p><p>👉 Work with Me - free 15 minute 1:1 consultation: https://calendly.com/simon-wgw/simon-mundie-intro-call</p><p>👉 Website for coaching endorsements and retreat info: https://www.simonmundie.com</p><p><br></p><p>👉 Free Course on 'Freedom From the Me Mind': https://www.simonmundie.com/courses</p><p>👉 My book on Flow and Real uccess: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/champion-thinking-9781526626486/</p>","author_name":"Simon Mundie"}