How the Truth of Dhamma is Reflected in NDEs (Near-Death Experiences)

Date: 2024-09-05 Thursday

Given that a key question of our lives on the path is that  of life and death, and what happens to  us after death, I’ve for years been investigating different aspects of this core question.

This last week I took a  big leap  and attended the annual conference of the International Association of Near Death Studies, which this year  was at a hotel on tribal  land  south of Phoenix. This four-day immersion among  people who have had near-death experiences (NDEs), many of  whom are leading peer-reviewed research on the subject, was mind opening. Profound were exchanges I had with multiple NDE “experiencers,” as  well as with several Buddhist practitioners and leaders at the conference, many of them are exploring these questions on paths similar to my own.

I emerged from the event, after hearing from multiple people who have had NDEs, concluding that  NDEs are indeed real and authentic phenomena. It’s of course up to any of us what we’ll make of them, but I’ll offer some wisdom I heard, and how it may support and even complement our Buddhist practice and view.

Just to point  us in a similar direction, the  title  of what I’ll be offering this Thursday, Sept. 5, is: “Aligning  the  truth of Dharma and NDEs.”

Click here to listen to or download the talk on the Seattle Insight page.