Dr. Bruce Greyson - Exploring Near-Death Experiences And What They Reveal About Life and Beyond

[@ergo4422]

bruce is so eloquent. his answers are perfect. history will remember the good work he did to show us the truth

[@epiphanydrums5427]

Definitely one of the most balanced, thoughtful, and open minded discussions of this subject on KZbin (or really anywhere) that I have encountered. Kudos!

[@saverii9282]

For me Bruce Greyson is and will be the most important man of all time!

[@billythomas4804]

This was absolutely fascinating! Thank you.

[@sammybastidas4304]

Great interview, I think Dr. Greyson's research opened the door for many other NDE investigators to do their own research on the topic, the amount of data that we find on these cases is very consistent and often reliable, I would say that the evidence from the studies we have from Dr. Greyson and many others provide a good case for life after death.

[@debratiller2403]

Yeah but why are we not allowed to return to regular life and put in mental category that allows us to not return to life. I was a psychiatric nurse and still viewed as mental and not allowed to return to work.

[@KristinaPelletier1]

Dr. Bruce Greyson has contributed so much to our understanding of near-death experiences. I can't wait to read is new book "After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond"!

[@robertb.macnaughton8975]

I just watched yesterday Dr. Greyson's IANDS presentation to help me learn what he's doing and more. His scholarly journal on the topic being the only one, is something that can change to increase, but time will tell. The NDE topic is related to my reading in 2009 a trilogy called My Big TOE(theory of everything). More and more information from this perspective is becoming available, which makes me very happy, than was available in 2009, for example. Good Luck on your Path.

[@lindal.7242]

I love Dr. Greyson and I'm very grateful for the work of any doctor or scientist who is seriously trying to study this phenomenon, however it seems to me that there is still a disconnect for these doctors that fails to address the spiritual component to all these experiences. People have them it seems, for some sort of course correction, or spiritual growth, like the good doctor himself stated, so it stands to reason that science has no place trying to figure out who should have one upon near death and who shouldn't. It's obvious that like most of the major religions tell us, that God has His/Her own will and can decide who gets an NDE or a spiritually transformative experience, or miracle for that matter simply because God believes we need one. These experiences may in some cases be facilitated by science ie. our modern resuscitation methods, but it is obvious they are actually beyond what science will ever be able to explain. There is no rhyme or reason to them other than, one might say, to keep an appointment with God.

[@SX-sv6vo]

@Tom Perks You should read Dr. Greyson's book, After, and reconsider your thoughts. Dr. Greyson is a skeptic himself but would still not make definitive statements about his findings. He's open to the fact that evidence could surface which disproves what was understood before which is science in a nutshell through the years.. Nevertheless, he is drawing from 40+ years of study in which he draws his current conclusions. What is your expertise in this subject? How are you an expert? According to Dr. Greyson and his 40+ years of study,and according to the evidence, near death experiences would seem to be unlikely (like you imply) because of the lack of oxygen like you state. Yet, they happen. In vivid detail and realer than real according to experiencers. He had interviewed people in their 90s who have had these experiences in their teens and they remember as if it were yesterday. These NDRs are not in the same category as dreams or hallucinations which tend to be forgotten with time. Lack of oxygen deprivation would not create these near death experiences in such vivid detail and be remembered decades afterwards.The evidence seems to suggest that mind and consciousness are separate. If you are interested in reading more and testing your skepticism, you should read his book and decide for yourself.

[@nishasankaran]

I love dr. Greyson

[@JaneSmith0709]

I don't know how I stumbled upon this channel but my gosh, Ira Pastor is a beautiful specimen!!! And Dr. Greyson was such an interesting guest!

[@Mike649foxx]

Brilliant. Can’t understand why the video has so many dislikes.

[@harima36]

because the whole subject scares people and they prefer to run to 'De Nile'.

[@coreysieben5855]

One thing he should mention about the possibility of chemicals causing it. Is that, there is no drug or chemical known to man, that would allow a person to recall exactly what is going on down a hallway, while unconscious. I've watched ALOT of DMT videos, and none of them are able to recall seeing their wife downstairs eating a ham sandwich, for example.

[@Shyeena]

Absolutely. I saw where experiments using DMT were being done in an attempt to recreate NDE's. Can't be done. NDE's are usually in sequence, with clarity, and the experiencer recounts the actions, conversations, and sequence of events done by doctors and family. DMT or any hallucinatory drugs NEVER produce this type of clarity.

[@dianamjackson]

@@Shyeena I agree with you that it would seem impossible to recreate NDEs with drugs, because NDEs seem to be wholly “beyond the physical”. NDEs belong to an altogether different paradigm. It reminds me of Einstein and Gödel’s theorem where they said that you can’t understand a system from within the system - you need something outside of it to provide objectivity. To me NDEs are indications of an altogether different reality with different rules, and so we will never be able to recreate them within our reality.

[@razony]

I believe DMT or drugs in general, traumatic physical stress, meditation...can cause your 'Soul/Spirit' to leave the body, while being completely aware of everything around it's self and it's body. Why, doesn't bother me. The fact that it 'Does and Can,' does. Maybe It's not the same as an NDE, because it's not the Design or Journey that the NDE was intended for YOU, in the first place. i.e. Like having a heart attack and then have an NDE vs. 'Causing' a heart attack in desiring a NDE. Do YOU really think you can trick 'It' into something? Even if that's not your intention. It will not be the same. Thanks Corey

[@debratiller2403]

I can speak from experience that many of the medical professionals that people who experience near death experiences can not relate because we get put in to a category of hallucinations, and mental illness. I lived a highly functional life as a psychiatric nurse and now I am just labeled mental.

[@debbiedebbie9473]

Thank you very much for your videos. ♥️

[@ProgressPotentialPossibilities]

Glad you like them!

[@HigoWapsico]

That was another mind blowing episode, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve ranted on the need to do more research into the process of dying. Thank you! By the way, the part about the red car gave me shivers… I mean I have not had goosebumps like that in a long time. As a self proclaimed Psychonaut, I am feeling that the surveys of people who use psychedelics saying that “they know they were not there really” doesn’t track with my experience, but I take his points, this is definitely an indication that we need to do more work in the field. Have you spoken to Dr. Zach Bush?

[@audreymondress4058]

I still remember mine and it's been years

[@PakistanIcecream000]

What did your near death experience entail?

[@jonathancervantes4554]

What was hrs

[@jonathancervantes4554]

Urs

[@BunkerhillRanch]

This is great information! A very well organized presentation.

[@ProgressPotentialPossibilities]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Beyond_Matter]

When the beings in the other side tell you to go back, this means they are sure your body will be ok, whatever conditions your body is in. From our earthly knowledge that the body is already dead and can't be recovered, so it is highly possible that the beings in the other side have the power to cure our bodies. Our world and our understanding of the world is more complex than the reality.

[@jimmyjennings4089]

Im not trying to be cocky but ive always known that we are spirits in a body, even after hearing doctors and scientists say the mind is a product of the brain, just saying ive always known better.

[@KillerEggFromOuterSpace]

I have a Grandma who studied every major religion and kept up with as many breakthroughs in cognitive science reach this exact conclusion. I am the same way. After studying psychology for years, the phenomenon of the human mind is one that has yet to even have a verifiable or significant materialist explanation. There is no information on what the actual process would be to create the consciousness we and every living creature experience. It's a theory many have claimed as true without actual research. Psychology as a study faced the same scrutiny that this does today. You used to be more likely to be called crazy than get diagnosed with MDD or GAD. People still today think it's a hoax or nothing more than misfiring brain chemicals when there is so much more to it that can't be put under a microscope. Nowadays it's a renowned field full of possibility. NDE & Greyson's work is the same thing. People shake their heads at it despite the evidence & dismiss it as brain malfunctions (which has been disproven as decreased brain function should lead to less awareness nor more), an evolutionary trait (which makes no sense since a dying trait is not one that can be seen or passed for the sake of SURVIVAL), or a rare occurrence (which also doesn't disqualify all those who have the experience or what they've verifiably seen. Only 10% of thr population has a diagnosed anxiety disorder, but that doesn't mean it's not real or that it can't be researched). We are in a new field of study that we should strive to learn more from.

[@nanceenurse]

Me, too.

[@gatewaytobeing]

Really enjoy listening to Bruce and his examples of practically irrefutable evidence of the survival of consciousness (the soul) outside the body. The death bed lucidity of alzheimer patients, the nurse who crashed her car, etc. all give the nay-sayers something to really scratch their heads over! If you don't believe, or at least embark on further research after listening to this, then I'm convinced you just WANT to be a skeptic, because that's your whole identity.

[@ProgressPotentialPossibilities]

Thanks so much!

[@hannahgutteridge7313]

Just watched him talk in an episode of Unsolved mysteries on KZbin. I wondered if he’d written anything. Will be buying ‘After’.

[@sabermouad9750]

Hannah Gutteridge what's the name of the episode or the season and number if you don't mind sharing thanks in advance

[@dianamjackson]

I loved this, thank you. I am also, like Dr Greyson, immensely fascinated by exactly *how* biological materiality interacts with the ‘spiritual’ or immaterial. Something tells me that it’s a false dichotomy. On some level, everything has to be “made out of the same stuff”. The biological and the spiritual clearly interact, so there must be some mechanism of interaction. In time, I think we will better understand this interaction. Duality can’t be the case.

[@wp4934]

Very well done interview!1 nice to see someone speak knowledgeably about a subject with their quest!!!!!

[@markplourd2137]

If you want to feel what it would be like to be only mind and no body as in the NDE , go into a pitch black room with zero light and sound , remain there and still until all you can perceive is your thoughts . That's what is was like when I died although you won't feel being surrounded by love while doing so and moving , but you can get the gist of body and spirt , the spirit is your thoughts .

[@dianamjackson]

Thanks. Did you have any bodily sensations at all? And how long were you dead for/what were the circumstances?

[@harima36]

NO. it's not anything like that

[@dougg1075]

Super fascinating

[@TooJubeJM1]

I read his book. Very interesting

[@russianaloha4576]

Ive done DMT, shrooms, acid & ketamine. I think ketamine is probably the most closest to what a NDE sounds like. I also have PTSD feom getting shot, & other factors in life but id love to go in and be a test subject for some of this. I also am a recovering alcoholic-(4 years sober now)- but i think i had a NDE when i was on my deathbed drinking a gallon a day, and its not like any that ive heard of. I know i sound like a big drug addict but i promise ive cleaned my life up alot and only do ketamine infusions under dr supervision, but wow we could have some interesting conversations! Id love to meet this Dr and tell him each of my experiences and see whats so different or if its just my brain thats damaged... i always wanted to go to the PNP center and get a full workup of my brain & body but cant afford 100k$... i find all this fascinating tho!

[@shivsivaram9872]

Mind is all thoughts only. Conciousness + objects = mind,thought. So Thought,mind - object = Consciousness only. Sri. Ramana Maharshi 's teachings have good explanations on this.Thanks

[@harima36]

agreed, also Nisargadatta and SUBUD

[@jimmybrice6360]

dr. greyson, i think a lot more likely scenario, regarding the children - is that for some reason they have access to this person's consciousness field. where most of us just have access to our own. if they were truly re-incarnated, why would they all lose this access ? also, it would then suggest that we all have multiple sets of parents. yet, i dont think we are aware of even one nde that talks about having multiple sets of parents.

[@wdavis7655]

Curious statement about People who ‘feared they were going to die’ at 9:45 having an NDE. This indicates that an NDE is initiated from a persons subjective mind and not just a subjective experience as Dr Grayson previously states. Is an NDE occurrence from ‘within’ or ‘without’?

[@noahriver5946]

Really cool!

[@PakistanIcecream000]

Good video. Its content is beyond interesting.

[@ProgressPotentialPossibilities]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@dawnelllombard9075]

Dr. Greyson, I need to reach you! I have information for your studies!!!

[@ProgressPotentialPossibilities]

med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/dops-staff/bruce-greysons-bio/

[@SureFeelsGood]

can you tell me?

[@foodiez]

Allah is known as the Ar Rahman Ar Rahim..the gracious and the merciful. It makes so much sense for people to encounter that loving being. The Quran also speaks of Allah as "Light upon Light"

[@rememberme3852]

No...Jehovah is his name.

[@foodiez]

@@rememberme3852 Are you a follower of Jesus? If so, when Jesus was put on the cross he cried out saying ""Eli, Eli, Lama, Sabachthani " (Matt 27:46). Eli/ Illah/ Allah means God. I respect your faith, so I hope you can respect mine.

[@nyreekrikorian]

We must learn to respect each other and allow every soul to choose their own path to the same Light and Love... it doesn't matter what you call this, the important thing all religions try to teach us is to accept and love each other. If we do anything else, we are going against our own religious teachings. Peace!

[@veronkasago]

It seems to be that in spirituality once can look for the most profund cience. (Sorry for my English)

[@christianblake6447]

What I find interesting is the mention of the sacrificing mice experiment.. We see that as normal but ancient civilizations similar behavior as barbaric 🧐

[@srijitaroy-pathfinderhazra8037]

Can I just ask one question?If reincarnation is real and only the body dies not the mind then why are birthmarks considered a symbol of past lives?I mean the body dies and only the soul is left.

[@Fearl3ss234]

44:42 What????

[@sokasbogo6912]

Anyone out there who want to try NDE?

[@sokasbogo6912]

I want to try NDE.

[@monicaperez2843]

Praying and meditating instead of a NDE. Have had a past life and interlife memory when I had encephalitis four decades ago, not a NDE.

[@jilleivers9459]

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[@lilytoh3580]

It woud have helped these dying persons with unpleasant NDE to be encouraged to say", Jesus, forgive me all my sins,, I am very sorry." It matters not what religion they profess or are non relegious, this will remove the evil entities they see which were waiting to take them with hatred and contempt. It matters not whether u believe it or it, this simply removed the fear and dread; and angels come to be near them. Ignorance and disbelief should not prevent people with fearful NDE, from being saved from this fear and dread.

[@harima36]

not so sure anything said or prayed is going to help someone like Trump