La carte du paradis

How science, religion and ordinary people prove the reality of the hereafter. Neurosurgeon Eben Alexander is the author of "Proof of Heaven", in which he narrates his own near-death experience: for six days, lying in a coma, he visited a series of extraordinary supra-physical worlds. On returning from this journey, he reflected on the existence of another, larger world behind the world which we see around us every day. This new book is the fruit of his reflections, encounters and meditations. Eben Alexander draws equally on recent scientific discoveries, testimonies sent to him by readers and great spiritual traditions including Platoism, alchemy, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and Sufism, to help him construct his argument that life does not stop at our earthly life and another world, "heaven", does exist ... Everything points to one single reality combining the visible and the invisible, the known and the unknown, heaven and earth. When we open ourselves to the existence of the hereafter, we will be the benefiters, as members of a world which loves and watches us, waiting for us to recognize the signs it sends us to teach us about itself. The benefits are the gifts described in this book: the gifts of Knowledge, Meaning, Vision, Strength, Belonging, Joy and Hope. As the ancients knew, heaven makes us human. Recognizing our link with the heavens enriches our earthly life with purpose and joy TABLE OF CONTENTS • The gift of knowledge• The gift of meaning• The gift of vision• The gift of strength• The gift of belonging• The gift of joy• The gift of hope• Appendix: the answer is in us all