Life after death: Woman recalls 'horrible' near death experience - 'terrifies me even now'
They aren't all roses and peaches.
They aren't all roses and peaches.
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A Terrifying NDE
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PoetPhilosopher
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True. NDE's mostly are nice and enjoyable, but some have reported bad experiences.
IMHO, NDE's are a necessary step before death. I do not know what kind of NDE will I face.
Sometimes one can mold a dream in one's way. Will I have any control over my NDE?
I've wondered that myself. Like if one has built/visualized a mental grove of trees that they regularly go to during meditation. Could that be used as a gateway and dream into the otherworld, as one passes through the stages of death.
Sedim Haba
Outa here... bye-bye!
If I were her, I'd take that as a sign from the universe.
Shadow Wolf
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I've never had one. Not sure if I want to have one either.
so generally a person who has a NDE perceives what they believe in respect to life ongoing. so a christian would receive sort of an expected christian experience, a hindu a hindu experience, a dark person would receive a macabre experience, etc. i have read that some atheists have experienced no thingness, or an emptiness of sorts; which means there was nothing but a dusk/twilight, or something with not contrast to it.
so it kinds of lend itself to the idea that we create our future by what we expect from it. in other words, it's a reflection of self
Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) - Division of Perceptual Studies
An Analysis of the Near-Death Experiences of Atheists - Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife
Peter Sjöstedt-H
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I see no reason to insist that NDEs are anything other than the manifestation of physiological disfunction. Furthermore, the only thing "interfaith" about it might be observations regarding the extent to which one can map NDE similarities or dissimilarities across faith groups.
Wildswanderer
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I'd take it as a second chance to accept Jesus.
My dad told me his experience with NDEs. He was mugged and left for dead with a broken skull. In a coma for 6 weeks qnd actually died 3 times. Thanks to the medical staff he was brought back from death.
To this day, although very grateful for the medical expertise he received, he is absolutely certain he is only alive because god is a lousy poker player.
He has only recently told me of the really scary one because it was my fault and he didn't want to hurt me. I had a tee shirt with a huge lion head emblasoned across the front. I wore it once when visiting him. One of the NDSs he had was a lion attacking him. He says no more, even a couple of weeks ago, 10 years after his scrapes with death i could see fear in his eyes when he told me.
To this day, although very grateful for the medical expertise he received, he is absolutely certain he is only alive because god is a lousy poker player.
He has only recently told me of the really scary one because it was my fault and he didn't want to hurt me. I had a tee shirt with a huge lion head emblasoned across the front. I wore it once when visiting him. One of the NDSs he had was a lion attacking him. He says no more, even a couple of weeks ago, 10 years after his scrapes with death i could see fear in his eyes when he told me.
My NDE might be waking up to President W. Bush and the Religious Right. I'd scream because I made it to hell, not heaven. It is a place of:
1. Perpetual wars for peace to fight evil (killing millions, injuring far more, and making people suffer without utilities or food).
2. NRA (National Rifle Association. . . everyone shooting everyone).
3. Greed motivated pollution and Global Warming (denied, of course).
4. Homelessness, starvation, poverty (of the middle class. . . forced to pay for the rich with the promise of trickle down).
5. Torture camps
6. Government hacks emails, listen to private phone calls.
7. Patriot Act (arrested without cause, held indefinitely, no access to an attorney, search and seize anything without a warrant).
8. Bigotry (lying about helping minorities while cutting affirmative action).
Kids go through a nightmare phase to form a "fight or flight" response in their brains. When a real emergency happens, this response takes over to save them.
Did you find the book substantive and worth reading? Also, could you clarify what you hoped to explore by placing this thread in Interfaith Discussion?
I found the article informative. And any person who has had an NDE good or bad, is now free to discuss it.
The other thread was Baha'i specific.
For instance the NDE I had, was an absolute nightmare. But it was also a wonderful catalyst when it was all said and done to reanalyze the way I lived my life, and make adjustments accordingly; so that I was living more in line with my values.
In other words, you have not read the book and your evaluation relates solely to a promotional piece. Yes?
If that's how you percieved it. Sure.
Most likely it was a negative response to this post put in the Baha'i DIR, as it was posted soon after. One of the first answers to the OP picked up on the intent.
An Amazing NDE
Maybe they think their intent goes unnoticed?
Regards Tony